Attorney Profile

Blake J. Hood

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Blake Hood

Areas of Practice

Workers' Compensation

Contact Info

(904) 358-5203
BJHood@mdwcg.com

Blake devotes his practice to the defense of employers and insurance carriers in claims and appeals arising under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Act as well as claims brought under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.

Blake is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Workers’ Compensation, a designation he earned in 2013. He is experienced in workers’ compensation law dealing with the analysis and litigation of problems or controversies arising out of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law.

In addition to his practice that extends throughout the state of Florida, Blake is also licensed to practice law in North Carolina. He represents many insurance carriers and third party administrators. Additionally, he lectures on various topics concerning state and federal workers’ compensation claims.

Blake proudly served as Co-Chair for the Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund between 2010 and 2012 and helped coordinate numerous fundraising events for the purpose of raising scholarship funds for the organization. When not working, Blake enjoys spending his time with his wife and daughter, cooking, reading and playing classical guitar.

Although claimants have a statutory right to file petitions for benefits, a recent order imposing sanctions on a claimant’s attorney highlights the non-frivolous litigation and ‘good faith’ limitations imposed on that statutory right.

Jacksonville
Workers' Compensation
While not a district court opinion, this judge of compensation claims’ order addresses an ever-increasing source of frustration: filing and maintaining petitions for benefits without good faith efforts to either resolve these disputes before filin What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
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Classes/Seminars Taught

Hot Topics for Attorneys, Workers’ Compensation Institute 77th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2023

Repetitive Trauma, Exposure and Occupational Disease, The Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Forum, 2015-2017

Published Works

“Repetitive Trauma, Exposure and Occupational Diseases," The Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Forum Course Book, 2015-2017

“Florida Common Law Jurisprudence,” by Michael Cavendish and Blake J. Hood, The Florida Bar Journal, January 2007, Volume 81, No. 1, Page 8

Admissions
Florida
2002
North Carolina
2006
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
2007
Education
Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2002)
Emory University (B.A., 1999)
Oxford College of Emory University (A.A., 1997)
Associations & memberships
E. Robert Williams Inn of Court, Barrister
Florida Bar
Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund, Inc., Jacksonville Division Co-Chair, 2010-2012
Jacksonville Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section, Co-Chair, 2007-2009
North Carolina Bar
Year joined
2024
Certifications

Board Certified in Workers' Compensation Law, The Florida Bar