Experience Richard is a civil trial attorney who focuses his practice on medical malpractice defense, property claims, health law, general insurance defense and other types of personal injury defense and complex litigation. He has extensive experience representing physicians, hospitals, long-term care facilities, nurses, technologists and other healthcare providers across the state of Florida in matters involving professional liability, risk management, general liability and premise liability. He also defends automobile and other vehicular liability cases involving commercial conveyance and common carriers and represents insurance companies in first and third party claims and coverage disputes. Richard has litigated civil matters for his clients in both federal and state jurisdictions as well as state administrative actions involving professional licensure and discipline. Background Richard is a native Central Floridian. He was born in Sanford and spent most of his childhood just north of Orlando in Maitland. He graduated from Winter Park High School in 1990. He went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree in History with minors in Business and Communications from Florida State University in 1995 and his law degree from FSU in 2000. Richard litigated medical malpractice, automobile liability and other civil matters for over eight years before joining GrayRobinson. He and his wife, Sarah, live with their daughter, Julia, in downtown Orlando. Professional · American Bar Association · The Florida Bar (Health Law Section) · United States District Court, Middle District of Florida · United States Supreme Court · Orange County Bar Association · Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys · Florida Defense Lawyers Association · Defense Research Institute · George C. Young First Central Florida Inn of Court, Barrister · Central Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council, Member Civic · Seminole Boosters, Inc. · Orange County History Center, Member · University Club, Member · Cornerstone Hospice Foundation Board, 2011-2012 · Cornerstone Hospice Foundation, Orange County Advisory Board, 2011-2012 · Cornerstone Hospice Ethics Committee, 2011-2012 Presentations and Lectures · "Your Role As An Insurer, Insured or Agent in a Lawsuit: Litigation Do's and Don'ts," Insurance Office of America, October 5, 2011 · Prosecuting and Defending Catastrophic Injury Cases, Investigation and Discovery, Settlement Issues, National Business Institute, 2008 · Defensive Medical Record-Keeping in Hospital Emergency Departments, Florida Emergency Physicians, 2005, 2006 Reported Cases · Anderson v. Wagner and Thompson, 955 So.2d 586 (5th DCA 2006) |