BACKGROUND:
John Hooley was born in New York, grew up in a small town in Iowa. His family came to Florida in 1963. He graduated from New York University in 1974. He drove a taxicab in New York City and held several other jobs to pay his tuition. After graduation he attended law school at the University of Florida and earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1977. He interned with the State Attorney' office in Jacksonville, Florida. After graduation, he worked as an assistant state attorney in Naples until 1979. He was a partner with Arthur V. Woodward in Marco Island from 1979 until 1985. In 1985 the law firm of Vega, Brown, Stanly & Martin, one of the oldest established firms in Naples, offered him a partnership. In 2003, he formed a new partnership with David Garber and John Holloway. The firm disbanded in 2014 and Mr. Hooley established his own firm. His outside interests include contract bridge, martial arts, and travel.
EDUCATION:
Undergraduate Degree - New York University - 1974
Juris Doctor Degree - University of Florida - 1977
STATE BAR ADMISSION:
Admitted to the Florida Bar November 18, 1977
Florida Bar # 238104
Federal Court Admissions:
Middle District of Florida - January 26, 1979
Southern District of Florida - August 20, 1981
Southern District Trial Bar - August 20 1986
Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal
October 1, 1981
FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFIED AS AN EXPERT:
CIVIL TRIAL LAW
June 1, 1995 to the present.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
August 1, 1997 to the present
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee - 1993 to 1995
Judicial Nominating Committee
(appointed by the Florida Governor)
July 21, 2008 to July 1, 2012
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Lely Civic Association, Board Member and President
Kiwanis Club of Pelican Bay 1995-2015
East Naples Civic Association, Board Member
2000 to present - President 2003 2005
Boy Scouts - former scoutmaster Troop 2.
Springboard Diving Coach - Naples High School
2007-2014.
Head of School -Cuong Nhu Oriental Martial Arts
1977 to present Rank - Yondan
JOHN F. HOOLEY
