Richard D. Heller Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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| phone | (954) 525-7500 |
| fax | (954) 761-8475 |
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Richard D. Heller is an AV-rated trial attorney who joined Tripp Scott in 1989 after building a successful litigation practice with the Fort Lauderdale firm Niles, Dobbins & Heller. His extensive experience in commercial litigation includes trust and estate claims, business, construction, and insurance and contract matters.
Throughout his career, Heller has successfully represented individuals in various aspects of estate, trust and guardianship litigation, including complex trust- and guardianship-related disputes, undue influence claims, contests of wills and trusts, trust administration claims and guardianship claims.
In addition, he has negotiated multi-million dollar settlements in personal injury and wrongful-death issues and has provided strategic counsel in product-liability claims and negligence matters pertaining to nursing homes and home healthcare agencies.
Heller has frequently lectured and published articles relating to his practice areas. He is an active member of the Broward County Bar Association and the Broward County and American Trial Lawyers Associations. He also serves as an officer of several community organizations, including Business Network International (BNI), where he serves on the membership committee, and the Employment Coalition of Florida, where he serves as Honorary Chairman.
Heller holds a law degree from the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he attended as a Morehead Scholar, graduating as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
- Bar Admissions:
- Florida
- Georgia
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- Education:
- Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
J.D. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A.B.
Honors: Morehead Scholar, 1967-1971
- Representative Cases:
- Commercial Carrier Corp. v. Indian River County, 342 So.2d 1047 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District 1977)
- Smith v. Reeves, 349 So.2d 724 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District 1977)
- Fence Wholesalers of America, Inc. v. Beneficial Commercial Corp., 465 So.2d 570 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District 1985)
- Russell v. Russell, 534 So.2d 803 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District 1988)
- Berman v. Florida Medical Center, Inc., 600 F.2d 466 (United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 1979)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Broward County Bar Association
- Member
- Florida Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Coral Ridge Kiwanis Club
- Member of the Board
- Academy Club of Westminster Academy
- President
- Broward County Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Employment Council of Florida
- Advisory Board Chairman
- Young Artists Chamber Orchestra
- Advisory Board Chairman
- Executives of Broward
- Member
- The Florida Bar
- Member
- State Bar of Georgia
- Member
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- American Arbitration Association
