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Charles C. Hickman, Esquire is the founder and managing attorney of The Hickman Law Firm. A dedicated trial attorney, Mr. Hickman concentrates his practice in plaintiff-side personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, and complex family law litigation throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior to establishing the firm, he completed his Judicial Fellowship with the Honorable Christopher P. Mallios of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, and served as a Research Lawyer and Solutions Consultant at LexisNexis Legal & Professional, where he provided expert legal research training and strategic guidance to more than one hundred law firms and legal organizations across the Philadelphia and New Jersey regions.
Mr. Hickman earned his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, where he distinguished himself as President of both the Student Bar Association and the Black Law Students Association, earned Dean's List honors, and received a Professional Legal Research Certification from LexisNexis. He further deepened his legal education through international comparative studies at Oxford University's Hertford College and the University of Toronto. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude in Social Science, from Allen University, where he served as President of the Student Government Association.
Mr. Hickman is a proud and active attorney member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association and an attorney member of the Pennsylvania State Bar, where he serves on several committees. He is further affiliated with the American Inns of Court (Temple Inn), The Federalist Society, and The Racquet Club of Philadelphia. A committed civic leader, Mr. Hickman is a financial donor and member of the Philadelphia Art Museum, and brings the same standard of excellence to his community engagement that he brings to every client matter.