Richard M. Sebek

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Shareholder at Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.
501 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1700, Tampa, FL 33602
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Attorney Awards

About Attorney Awards

Richard M. Sebek’s practice includes nursing home litigation, medical malpractice, admiralty and maritime, premises torts, products liability, boating accidents, construction litigation and insurance litigation.

Representative Experience

•Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., Tampa, FL
Shareholder, November 2008 to Present
•Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A., Tampa, FL
Shareholder, 1994 to 2008
Associate, 1987 to 1994
•United States Coast Guard Reserve (Retired June 30, 1997)
•Senior Reserve Legal Officer, Seventh Coast Guard District Legal Office, Miami
•Commanding Officer, Reserve Unit, St. Petersburg, Promoted to Commander July 1991
•Commanding Officer, Reserve Unit, Venice
•Executive Officer, Reserve Unit, Marine Safety Office, Tampa
•Executive Officer, Reserve Unit, St. Petersburg, Promoted to Lieutenant Commander April 1986
•United States Coast Guard
Active Duty Status, June 1975 to August 1984
Detached Duty Merchant Marine Vessel Inspector, Panama City, Florida, 1981 to 1984
•U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety Office, Mobile, Alabama
Chief of Licensing, Commercial Vessel Inspector, Investigating Officer 1978 to 1981
•United States Coast Guard, LORAN Station, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Commanding Officer, 1977 to 1978
•U.S. Coast Guard, Cutter GENTIAN/U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BLACKTHORN, Galveston, Texas
Served on board the GENTIAN until its decommissioning, on board replacement cutter BLACKTHORN, served as operations officer and chief navigator until 1977; 1975 to 1977

Presentations and Publications

Presentations

•Frequent Lecturer, National Business Institute, Inc.

Distinctions

•AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2014, 2016-2026
•Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year 2024, Elder Law, Tampa
•Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year 2022, Elder Law, Tampa
•Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year 2020, Litigation - Health Care, Tampa
•Florida Super Lawyers , 2010-2020
•Florida’s Top Lawyers in Health Care, Florida Monthly Magazine, 2004-2006
•Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Stetson University College in Law, 1986
•Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2013; ranked in the top 2% of practicing Florida Bar Members

Health Care Litigation
Nursing Home & ALF Litigation
Medical Malpractice / Professional Liability
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Military Law
Premises Liability
Products Liability

University Attended:

United States Coast Guard Academy, B.S., with honors, 1975

Law School Attended:

Stetson University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1987

Year of First Admission:

1987

Admission:

1987, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Memberships:

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

•The Florida Bar
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•Hillsborough County Bar Association: Elder Law section; Health Care Law section; Military Liaison Committee
•Southeastern Admiralty Association
•Southeast Law Institute

Military:

Officer, United States Coast Guard, Active, 1975-1984; Reserve, 1984-1997

Birth Information:

Columbus, Ohio, December 7, 1953

ISLN:

903879291