Attorney Profiles

Richard has over 25 years of legal experience.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bad Faith Insurance Litigation
• Business & Commercial Law Litigation
• Contracts Litigation
• Construction Law Litigation
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Insurance Law Litigation
• Litigation & Appeals
• Personal Injury -- Defense Litigation
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff Litigation
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff Litigation
• Professional Malpractice Law Litigation
• Legal Malpractice Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Probate Litigation
• Partnership & Corporate Dissolution Litigation

Litigation Percentage

• 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1980
• Civil Trial Law, State Bar of Florida, 1983

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1971
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1974
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1992

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  Law Review: University of Florida Law Review, Executive Editor, 1970 - 1971
  
  
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  B.S.A.D.V.
  Honors: With High Honors
  
  

Published Works

• Settlement & Release Matthew Bender, Florida Torts, Chapter 141, 1989

Representative Cases

• Spivey v. Trader, 620 So.2d 212 (Fla. App. 1993)
• Tishman Speyer v. Knight Investments, 591 So.2d 213 (Fla. App. 1991)
• Aetna Casualty and Surety v. Fulton, 362 So.2d 364 (Fla. App. 1978)
• U.S. Fire v. Van Iderstyne, 347 So.2d 672 (Fla. App. 1977)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Bridge the Gap, Palm Beach County Bar
• Personal Injury & Wrongful Death, Palm Beach County Bar

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Federal Bar Association
  Current Member, Past President 1984-1985
  
  
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
  Current Member, Past Chairman, Construction Law Committee 1983
  
  
• Rotary
  Paul Harris Fellow
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Easley & Willits, P.A., partner, 1980 - 1996
• Cone Wagner Nugent, Partner, 1973 - 1980
• Jones Paine & Foster, Associate, 1972 - 1973
• Fourth District Court of Appeal, Aide, 1971 - 1972

Languages

• Spanish
• English (Primary)

Fraternities/Sororities

• Lambda Chi Alpha
• Kappa Tau Alpha

Birth Information

• 1946, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America