Since 1980, he has been trying personal injury and wrongful death cases in the areas of admiralty and maritime, railroad, medical malpractice, product liability, and general liability.Hickey is Board Certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law as a Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). The NBTA is the only national certification program for trial attorneys and is accredited by the American Bar Association.Hickey is a member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors. He is also a Past President of the Dade County Bar Association (DCBA) (2003 - 2004). The DCBA is the largest voluntary bar association in Florida. He represents the severely injured person in cases of automobile and trucking accidents, negligent security, cruise ship accidents, products liability, and premises liability).