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Mr. Hack received his preparatory education at Ohio University (B.S. 1979) where he received a degree in Communications. From there, he attended the University of Toledo School of Law, graduating in 1983. From 1983 to 1987 he served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio where he received a Certificate of Distinguished Service from the Ohio Attorney General. As an Assistant Attorney General he litigated numerous matters before Administrative Agencies, State Courts of General Jurisdiction as well as the Ohio Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

In 1987, Mr. Hack moved to San Diego and worked as an associate with Dyer & Walton until 1991 when he became a shareholder and the firm was renamed Walton, Ottesen, Meads, Koler & Hack. In 1992, Mr. Hack accepted an offer to head the litigation section of Heggeness & Sweet, a local defense firm attempting to expand into the civil defense area. In October of 1995, Mr. Hack chose to follow his entrepreneurial spirit and start his own firm with Julie E. Shaw and Brian T. Hackley, attorneys he had known and worked with for over ten years.

Mr. Hack has extensive experience in civil litigation and has handled the defense of professional malpractice claims, insurance coverage disputes, construction defect actions, maritime personal injury claims, personal injury and business litigation. He has also prosecuted plaintiff’s actions on behalf of individuals and businesses. He is a member of the San Diego Defense Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the San Diego Bar Association and a Master in the American Inns of Court. He is an approved Arbitrator for the San Diego County Superior Courts.


phack@hackshawhackley.com

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