Corinne Hodak

Shareholder at Coker Law Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL36 years experienceAdmitted 1989

About Corinne Hodak

Corinne 'Cory' Hodak is a Shareholder and trial attorney at Coker Law in Jacksonville, Florida, where she leads the firm's medical malpractice and patient advocacy practice. She represents patients harmed by medical negligence, defective medical products, and complex multi-district medical litigation, drawing on more than three decades as a lawyer and over a decade of prior experience as an ICU registered nurse.

Hodak has been recognized as Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), where she has served as President of the Jacksonville chapter and as National Secretary. She received the ABOTA Foundation Founder's Award in 2021, the F. Scott Baldwin Award for Outstanding Trial Lawyer, and the Mike Dewberry Award in 2017. She is a consistent selection to Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Top Lawyers, and Jacksonville Top Lawyers, and is a member of the Chester Bedell American Inn of Court.

Hodak earned her J.D. with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1989, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing summa cum laude from the University of North Florida, and an Associate Degree in Nursing from Florida Junior College. She is admitted to The Florida Bar and the Massachusetts Bar. Outside her practice, she serves as an adjunct professor at the University of North Florida College of Health, sits on the UNF Foundation Board, and is a Trustee Emeritus of the University of Florida College of Law.

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

University of Florida College of Law
B.S. Nursing, summa cum laude, 1989
University of North Florida
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida, admitted 1989
State Bar of Massachusetts
The Florida Bar
Jacksonville Bar Association
Florida Justice Association
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) — National Secretary; Past President, Jacksonville Chapter
Chester Bedell American Inn of Court

Awards & recognition

ABOTA Jacksonville Chapter Trial Lawyer of the Year
ABOTA Foundation Founder's Award (2021)
F. Scott Baldwin Award for Outstanding Trial Lawyer
Mike Dewberry Award (2017)
Best Lawyers in America
Florida Super Lawyers
Florida Top Lawyers
Jacksonville Top Lawyers

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$27.01 million · Jury Awards Former Smoker With COPD $27 Million Against Philip Morris USA
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$5.46 million · Neighbor's Unguarded Angle Grinder Costs Man His Sight: $5.46 Million Verdict in Gadsden County

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