Robert C. Hackney

ROBERT C. HACKNEY is a director of the Company and a practicing attorney. He lives in Jupiter, Florida. Mr. Hackney has helped clients start hundreds of businesses in various industries and provides strategic advice to operating companies. He is the author of numerous books, including Mergers & Acquisitions    101; The Entrepreneur’s Guide to the New Equity Crowdfunding Rules; and Lawyer’s Guide to Blockchain Technology, among others.

He attended the University of Miami, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Florida’s oldest law school, Stetson University College of Law. Upon graduation from law school, he went to work for an agency that regulates a number of businesses, primarily in the securities industry. Leaving government service, he joined a large law firm headed by a former United States Senator. His practice is now divided among his two offices in Jupiter and Stuart, Florida.

His legal career over the past four decades has been broad. He has held every position from serving as a managing partner of a large law firm with four offices, to working as a sole practitioner. His broad corporate law experience has ranged from representing “Mom and Pop” type companies to major domestic and international corporations. He has been involved in mergers involving Fortune 500 companies as well as small private companies.

Mr. Hackney is a member of The Florida Bar, the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has been active in many civic and community organizations, and has served as President of the Marine Industry Education Foundation, President of the Rotary Club of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, President of the Guild of Catholic Lawyers of the Diocese of Palm Beach, and is listed in the Who’s Who Registry.