TAMPA, Fla. - Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker, P.A. announces that Michael S. Hooker, a shareholder in the Commercial Litigation practice group of Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker, P.A., has been elected 2009-2010 President of the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation.

Mike has practiced in the area of commercial litigation since 1981. He has extensive experience in business tort litigation, products liability cases, trade regulation, breach of contract, and general commercial litigation.  Mike has served as past president of both the Federal Bar Association and the Hillsborough County Bar Association.  He is AV Peer Review Rated in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Florida Super Lawyers (Florida Top 100 List), and Florida Trend's Legal Elite.  He is a past recipient of the Judge George C. Carr Memorial Award, James "Red" McEwen Memorial Award, and Michael A. Fogarty "In the Trenches" Memorial Award.  Mike holds an undergraduate degree with high distinction from the University of Virginia, a master's degree from Indiana University, and a law degree from the University of Virginia.

Established in 1996, the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) organization and serves as the charitable entity working in conjunction with the Hillsborough County Bar Association.  The primary mission of the Bar Foundation is to support and promote projects and programs which encourage assistance to those in the community in need of legal assistance and access to the legal system.