Biography
About Adam B. Cooke
Adam Cooke is a Shareholder in the firm’s Aviation, Insurance, and Maritime practice groups. He has a background in different areas of Maritime & Admiralty including: maritime lien claims, commercial yacht disputes, ship mortgage foreclosure, cargo claims, collision claims, salvage claims, limitation of liability claims, and Jones Act personal injury actions. He also has experience in insurance defense work, construction litigation, complex commercial litigation and has represented various lenders in litigation and collection matters.
Additionally, Adam’s practice includes representation of domestic and international airlines related to claims and litigation for property damage, personal injury, and cargo claims.
Adam is Florida Bar Certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law.
Representative Matters
- LeRoux v. M/Y Monte Cassino, 2019 WL 2253396 (S.D. Fla. 2019)
- Branch Banking & Tr. Co. of Virginia v. M/Y Beowulf, 883 F. Supp. 2d 1199 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
- Provident Bank Ltd. v. Taylor Creek Enterprises, LLC, 2010 WL298300 (N.D. Florida 2010)
- French Cuff, Ltd. v. Markel American Ins. Co., 322 Fed.Appx.669, 2009 WL 886478, 2009 A.M.C. 1206 (11th Cir. 2009)
- Sykes v. M/V Osprey, 2009 WL 959877 (S.D. Fla. 2009).
- Standard Federal Bank, N.A. v. M/Y Pleasures, 2003 A.M.C. 2349, 2003 WL 22722077 (S.D. Florida 2003)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Manatee County Bar Association, Member, 2009 – Present
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Member, 2006 – Present
- Federal Bar Association, Member of Admiralty Law Committee and Editor of Admiralitas
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, Member
- Tampa Bay Mariners Club, Member
Professional Honors
- Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year,” Admiralty and Maritime Law - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2025 edition
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Admiralty and Maritime Law, 2022 - Present
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, “Who is a Seaman? Modern Developments in Admiralty Law on Seaman Status,” Federal Bar Association Admiralty Law Section Roundtable, August 16, 2021
Publications
- Editor, Admiralitas, Federal Bar Association Admiralty Law Section, Winter 2022
- Co-Author with Christine M. Walker, “How Genuinely Salty is Salty Enough?” Maritime Law Association of the United States Bitter End Bulletin, Committee on Marine Torts and Casualties, November 1, 2021
- Author, Travelers v. Ocean Reef Charters - The Eleventh Circuit’s Plea for Supreme Court to Revisit Wilburn Boat, Federal Bar Association Admiralty Law Section, Summer 2021
- Editor, Admiralitas, Federal Bar Association Admiralty Law Section, Summer 2021
- Editor, Admiralitas, Federal Bar Association Admiralty Law Section, Winter 2021