Joel Harris

Shareholder at Coker Law Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL18 years experienceAdmitted 2007

About Joel Harris

Joel Harris is a Shareholder at Coker Law in Jacksonville, Florida, where he represents seriously injured clients in personal injury, dangerous drug, and product liability cases. He has spent the majority of his 18-plus years in practice as a plaintiffs' trial attorney in the Jacksonville area.

Harris has litigated and settled a number of noteworthy cases, including one resulting in an award of more than $3 million for an accident victim. He has been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers, named a Rising Star in 2021 and elevated to the main Super Lawyers list since 2022.

Before focusing his practice on plaintiffs' personal injury work, Harris worked at Smith Barney and served as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 company. He earned his B.S. in Finance from Auburn University in 2003 and his J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2007, where he served as election supervisor for the Student Bar Association and authored the school's inaugural elections code. He is a member of the Florida Justice Association, the Jacksonville Justice Association, and the Jacksonville Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

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

Florida Coastal School of Law
B.S. Finance, 2007
Auburn University
Undergraduate, 2003

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida, admitted 2007
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Florida Justice Association
Jacksonville Justice Association
Jacksonville Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star (2021)
Florida Super Lawyers (2022–present)

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AndersonGlenn LLP
AndersonGlenn LLP
$23.94 million · Copilot Burned in Fatal Wildfire Helicopter Crash Wins Verdict Against Engine Maker
Farah & Farah
Farah & Farah
$27.01 million · Jury Awards Former Smoker With COPD $27 Million Against Philip Morris USA
Fasig Brooks Law Offices
Fasig Brooks Law Offices
$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.