Alan Pickert

Alan Pickert
Partner
Partner

(904) 722-2228

(904) 722-2228

Biography

Alan Pickert, a longtime partner at the law firm Terrell • Hogan P.A., has been handling mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, auto/trucking accidents, dog attacks, bike accidents, and vaccine cases for over twenty five years in Florida. He has successfully handled over 2,000 asbestos cases and over 400 wrongful death lawsuits and he obtained one of the largest awards in the history of Vaccine Court for a child injured by the DTaP vaccine.

He has won numerous awards and honors including the 2017 Florida Lawyer of the Year by the Jacksonville Bar Association, Top 20 Asbestos Lawyers in the United States by Newsweek Magazine, Top 100 Trial Lawyers by National Trial Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyer by Lawyer and Politics, Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine, and Top 100 High Stakes Litigators to name just a few. Alan was inducted into the Million and Multimillion Dollar Advocate Forum for Verdicts and Settlements and has received the highest rating possible by Martindale Hubbell. He has been published twice on the topics of asbestos and medical malpractice.

Alan is the past President of both the Jacksonville Bar Association and Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and served on the Board of Governors. He was appointed to a two year term on the Ethics Commission. He serves as the American Bar Association (ABA) Delegate from Florida—only the third such delegate ever chosen from Jacksonville to represent the Florida in the 140 year history of the ABA. He is a past recipient of the prestigious Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for his work with the homeless and underprivileged in Duval County. He is active with the Cathedral Arts Program (CAP) providing the arts to underprivileged students in North Florida. Alan was also featured on the front page of the Times Union in 2020 for his caring work with Guardian Ad Litem including the wonderful
adoption of two of his foster children, Cylie and Cayden.

Since graduating from the University of Florida Law School in 1991, Alan Pickert has obtained settlements from over 50 different manufacturers of asbestos products for his clients who were exposed to asbestos in shipyards, paper mills, the construction industry, powerhouses, home renovations, brake/clutch repairs, and the United States Navy.

Mr. Pickert is heavily involved in the autism community giving both his time, effort and money to schools, programs, and camps that serve the autism community in North Florida. He is the past President of HEAL (“Healing Every Autistic Life”) which is a non profit organization that has raised over $1.5 million dollars for the autism community since 2006. He has continuously served on various other charitable endeavors and Boards over the past fifteen years such as ALS EvansHope, JALA, and the YMCA.

For more information see www.FloridaAsbestos.com.

  • University of Florida (B.A., with Honors, 1988)
  • University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1991)
  • Moot Court Board 1989 – 1991
  • Florida Blue Key
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon
  • 2005-2006 President of the Jacksonville Bar Association
  • 2000-2006 Board of Governors
  • National Vaccine Injury Compensation Court
  • 1999-2000 President of the Jacksonville Bar Association YLS
  • The Florida Bar, admitted to Bar, 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • Jacksonville Bar Association
  • Florida Justice Association
  • Jacksonville Justice Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Bedell Inn of Court
  • Supreme Court State of Florida
  • HEAL (“Heal Every Autistic Life”) Non Profit Organization Board of Directors 2007 – present
  • 2015 Chair of YMCA Yates Gift Giving Campaign
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • 2017 Florida Lawyer of the Year by the Jacksonville Bar Association
  • Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award
  • Florida Super Lawyers 2007-2022
  • Florida Trend Legal Elite 2006-2013; 2015-Present
  • Guest Lecturer at Coastal School of Law
  • AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell
  • 2011 Superb Rated Attorney by American Registry
  • Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in Mesothelioma and Asbestos 2018-Present
  • Fourth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Award by the
  • Florida Supreme Court
  • American Lawyer Top Rated AV Preeminent Lawyer in Mass Tort Litigation
  • Named by Newsweek Magazine as an Asbestos Leader in the Nation
  • Jacksonville Ethics Commission 2013 – present
  • Million Dollar and Multi Million Dollar Advocate Forum for Verdicts and Settlements
  • Best Lawyers in America 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Pickert, A. (1999) Asbestos: Florida’s Silent Killer. Journal, May 1999
  • Pickert, A. (2001) Medical Malpractice Regarding Underinsured Physicians. Journal, March 2001