Three of the firm’s shareholders were individually ranked in the top three bands in the general commercial litigation practice area. Attorneys Alan G. Greer ranked in Band 1, and Gerald F. Richman and John M. Brumbaugh ranked in Band 3. The Chambers USA Guide ranks firms and attorneys considered leaders within their field.
“It is an honor again to receive this award for the fifth year in a row. Whether asserting or defending a client’s rights, we are proud of our reputation as ethical, professional yet aggressive attorneys in litigation, and will continue to be advocates for our clients” said Manuel Garcia-Linares, Managing Shareholder, Richman Greer, P.A.
According to the description of Richman Greer, P.A. on the Chamber USA’s web site, “the firm has a strong track record in commercial, contract and real estate disputes, and class actions and sources regard them as a strong and well-regarded firm with a solid team.” From its offices in Miami and West Palm Beach the firm represents a variety of clients, including national and international corporations, local and state governmental bodies and individuals. Chambers USA assesses their rankings based on a variety of qualities such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.
About Richman Greer’s Ranked Attorneys
John M. Brumbaugh, a Board Certified attorney in Civil Trial Law, concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. Brumbaugh was highly commended by Chambers for his broad-based commercial litigation practice. He is a former Chair of the Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education, and served as Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Specialization. Brumbaugh is a past President of the Two Hundred Club of Greater Miami, where he also served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Brumbaugh is admitted to The Florida Bar, the Bars of The Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the Circuit Courts of Appeal for Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the US Supreme Court.
Alan G. Greer, aBoard Certified attorney in Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation, concentrates his practice in the areas of civil commercial litigation, antitrust, mediation and arbitration, professional malpractice, construction litigation, class actions and civil appeals. Greer was singled out by clients as ‘an outstanding lawyer’. He represented attorney Carlos Loumiet as lead counsel in a high profile three week trial in which the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was attempting to bar Mr. Loumiet from ever representing a financial institution again after the OCC disagreed with the outcome of an investigation Mr. Loumiet had participated in on behalf of the Audit Committee of Hamilton Bank. This trial resulted in total victory for and vindication of Mr. Loumiet. Greer is currently representing a client in the defense of a multidistrict litigation class action involving over 50 banks throughout the USA. In 2009 and 2010, Greer led the team that defended the third party defendants in the Banco Espirito Santo vs. BDO Seidman case in an eight month trial. In 2010, Greer was selected as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in the U.S and in 2008, he was named The Florida Bar Certified Lawyer of the Year, receiving the Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award. Greer is a past President of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society, the Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of Friends of WLRN Public Radio and Television, a Board Member of Probono.net and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the American Bar Foundation.
Gerald F. Richman, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation, is one of South Florida’s leading complex commercial litigation law practitioners. Richman handles complex commercial litigation, including antitrust, securities, contract, construction, federal agency, corporate, professional liability, civil RICO and probate litigation, and class action issues, among others, and also offers expertise in real estate litigation. In early 2011, Richman successfully defended the law firm of Shapiro & Fishman in response to a subpoena issued by the Florida Attorney General as part of a wider investigation into foreclosure firms. Judge Jack S. Cox of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County in an Opinion unanimously affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that it is the jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Bar to regulate attorneys, not the Attorney General's office. In 2008, Richman and a team of attorneys at the firm negotiated an $11.5 million class action settlement for successfully arguing that the Broward Sheriff’s Office’s blanket policy of strip searching was illegal. Richman is the current Chairman of the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission, a former President of The Florida Bar, past President of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and past President the Dade County Bar Association. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission, a member of the National Board of Directors of ABOTA, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and of the International Society of Barristers.