Erik Eugene Hawks Esq.
Free ConsultationLitigation and Appeals Lawyers in Orlando, FL in Orlando, FL
About Erik Eugene Hawks Esq.
Erik is the firm’s Managing Shareholder with thirty years of trial, appellate, and arbitration experience in commercial litigation. He focuses particularly on complex business and corporate litigation, contract and real estate disputes, bet-the-company conflicts, corporate and partnership governance litigation, construction defect and payment dispute cases, business valuation conflicts, business torts, and creditor’s rights. Erik has practiced before state and federal courts, arbitrators, administrative agencies, and appellate courts throughout Florida, and his clients have included national and multinational companies, recognized and established businesses, prestigious law firms, developers, contractors, corporate executives, and successful upstart, local, and regional enterprises. He has a proven track record of success and client satisfaction. Awards and Honors Honors Hospitality Team Member at Grace Church, Orlando, FL
Education
Legal Education
- Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1995
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: With High Honors
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Book Awards in Evidence, Arbitration, and Federal Securities Litigation Seminar
- Law Review: Florida State Law Review, Member and Served on writing competition committee, 1993 - 1995
- Law Journal: Journal of Transnational Law and Policy, Member
- Law Journal: Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Invitee
Non Legal Education
- Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls, Georgia, 1989
- B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: 3.87 GPA
- Honors: Baseball Team Captain
- Honors: DELTA Epsilon Chi Honor Society
- Honors: Dean’s List 1985 to 1989
- Honors: Freshman and Sophomore Senate Representative
- Honors: Vice President, Student Government/Body
- Honors: Vice President, Student Senate
- Honors: Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges, 1988 to 1989
- Major: Philosophy and Religion
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founder and Managing Shareholder
Past Positions
- Akerman, LLP (formerly Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A.), Orlando, Commercial Litigation Department, Equity Partner, 1995 - 2015
- Hopping, Boyd, Green, Sams & Smith, P.A., (n/k/a Kutak Rock LLP). Tallahassee, Law Clerk, 1994 - 1995
- Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A. (n/k/a Akerman, LLP), Orlando, Law Clerk, 1994
- Moore, Williams, Bryant, Peebles, & Gautier, P.A., Tallahassee, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1994
- References
- Robert Holston
- William Scott Bascue
- Dr. Daniel C. Daube, Jr.
Representative Cases
- Broward County v. Fairfield Resorts, Inc., 946 So. 2d 1144 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)
- Citation: 946 So. 2d 1144 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)
- Court: Fourth District
- Florida Extruders International, Inc. v. McMur, Inc.
- Citation: SCO7-321 (Fla. July 18, 2007) (Loislaw.com, Fla. Case Law)
- Court: Fifth District
- Razin v. A. Milestone, LLC
- Citation: 67 So. 3d 391 (Fla 2d DCA 2011)
- Court: Second District
Pro Bono Activities
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Representative Clients
- Holston Properties and Development
- Surgical Center for Excellence, LLLP
- Big Peach Running Co.
- Gulf Coast Facial Plastics & ENT
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1995
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Orange County Bar Association (Member)
- Florida State University, Seminole Booster (Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Erik Eugene Hawks Esq. |
| Firm | Hawks Law Group |
| Address | 4767 New Broad Street, Orlando, FL 32814 |
| Phone | 407-848-3684 |
| Phone | 407-386-7140 |
| Website | www.hawkslawgroup.com |
| Website | www.linkedin.com/in/erik-eugene-hawks-95325331 |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |