General Information
Year founded:
1953
This is the year the firm (or its earliest predecessor entity) was founded.
Overview
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Orr | Cook is a Northeast Florida civil trial and business law firm based in Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The firm handles a wide variety of cases and disputes, but focuses primarily on complex matters. Those matters regularly involved "bet-the-company" cases, excess exposure cases, death or serious injury, punitive damages, class actions, cases attacking a professional's career, and several other matters that present significant risk. The firm's lawyers litigate cases throughout Florida's circuit and appellate courts, and in Federal District Courts located in Florida. While also litigating in other states, the firm provides general counsel, transactional and other business related services for their clients. The firm's focus is on successful results stemming from tireless effort.
Rankings
Orr Cook is metro ranked in 19 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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Jacksonville
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Individuals
Tier 1 for Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Firm Leadership
About Our Clients
We take the confidentiality of our clients' matters very seriously. As a result, we do not list our clients' information as part of any marketing. We represent several Fortune 100 and 500 national companies, small and mid-size companies, and any individuals who have been aggrieved in regard to a significant or complex matter.
Rankings
Regional Rankings
Jacksonville
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Individuals
Tier 1 for Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 2 for Construction Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Insurance Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 3 for Appellate Practice
Tier 3 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 3 for Commercial Finance Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 3 for Real Estate Law
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Civil Rights Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Community Association Law
- Construction Law
- Consumer Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Equipment Finance Law
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- First Amendment Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Health Care
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Qui Tam Law
- Real Estate Law
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Orr Cook has 10 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Orr Cook eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Awards
Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
- U.S. News & World Report, Best Law Firms
Office Locations
Jacksonville,
FL
The Bank Of America Tower, Suite 1675
50 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
United States
904-358-8300
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Ponte Vedra Beach,
FL
The Veranda Building, Suite 302
818 A1A North
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
United States
904-358-8300
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