Rufus Pennington

C. Rufus Pennington, III is Of Counsel at Coker Law in Jacksonville, Florida, with over 40 years of experience as a board-certified civil trial attorney. He has served as trial counsel in litigation throughout the country in both state and federal courts, devoting his practice exclusively to professional liability and personal injury.

Pennington earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Florida in 1981, where he served as Editor of the University of Florida Law Review. He graduated cum laude from Duke University in 1978 with a B.A. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and all three U.S. District Courts in Florida.

Pennington is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (Florida State Chair 2009-2011, Regent 2013-2017), the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been named Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Lawyer of the Year in Jacksonville (2012, 2016) and maintains an active pro bono practice addressing environmental, governmental, and community matters.