Mr. Hooker’s practice is focused primarily on representing businesses and individuals that are planning, prosecuting, or defending litigation. He has a broad range of experience in representing business clients in all manner of disputes and has successfully litigated cases involving commercial transactions, shareholder oppression, business torts and environmental contamination. Mr. Hooker has also represented executors and beneficiaries in estate litigation, and families that are facing the challenge of a divorce. Mr. Hooker brings a practical and results oriented approach to his practice that includes helping clients avoid issues before they arise. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Hooker served in the United States Army from 1988 to 1995. He served as an infantry paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, and is a veteran of the first Gulf War. Mr. Hooker also did a stint as a research assistant at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), in Fort Detrick, Maryland, where he assisted in the production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies, and in in vivo and in vitro toxicological studies. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law.
