Charles Sorenson

Jacksonville, FL51 years experienceAdmitted 1975

About Charles Sorenson

Charles Sorenson is Of Counsel at Coker Law in Jacksonville, Florida, where he represents plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has practiced law in Florida for more than five decades and has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy continuously since 1986 — placing him among a small group of attorneys to hold both certifications since their inception in his career.

Over his career, Sorenson has handled thousands of cases through both jury verdict and settlement. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected to Florida Super Lawyers every year since 2006. He has served as past president of the Jacksonville Trial Lawyers Association and is an Eagle Member of the Florida Justice Association.

Sorenson earned his B.A. (1972) and J.D. (1975) from Mercer University. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Trial Lawyers Section, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Roscoe Pound Institute, the Jacksonville Bar Association, and serves as Senior Counsel of the American College of Barristers. He is admitted to practice before the Florida state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Coker Law Jacksonville

These results are credited to Coker Law Jacksonville. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$8.1 millionVerdict

A Duval County jury awarded $8,183,993 to a Jacksonville family after their one-year-old son choked on an apple slice at Primrose School of Glen Kernan, went into cardiac arrest, and sustained permanent brain damage from oxygen deprivation.

Duval County, FL (Circuit Court, Case No. 16-2021-CA-000012) · 2024Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$2.5 millionVerdict

A Duval County jury returned a $2.5 million verdict for the family of Anne Fiorito, an elderly dementia patient who lost sight in one eye after a Vitas Healthcare hospice aide struck her during a bathing routine at Cypress Village Retirement Community.

Jacksonville, FL (Duval County Circuit Court) · 2021Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Mercer University School of Law
B.A., 1975
Mercer University
Undergraduate, 1972

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida, admitted 1975
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
State Bar of U.S. Supreme Court
American Bar Association (Trial Lawyers Section)
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Florida Justice Association (Eagle Member)
American College of Barristers (Senior Counsel)
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Jacksonville Trial Lawyers Association (Past President)
Jacksonville Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Roscoe Pound Institute

Awards & recognition

Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law (since 1986)
National Board of Trial Advocacy Board Certified (since 1986)
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Florida Super Lawyers (2006–present)

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.