Mr. Richard Edward Ramsey is a lawyer practicing accounting malpractice, bad faith litigation, bar complaint defense and 30 other areas of law. Richard received a B.A. degree from New York University in 1984, and has been licensed for 39 years. Richard practices at Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. in Jacksonville, FL.
Professional Affiliations
•USLaw Professional Liability Section
•Secretary: 2015
•Vice Chair: 2016
•Chair: 2017, 2018
•Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
•The Florida Bar
•Former Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee
•American Bar Association - ABA Advisory Panel
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association
•2015-2016 Chairman of the Education Committee
•2012 Annual Conference Committee Member
BORN:
Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •Baptist Health Systems Development Council (Board Member) BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors BORN: Trenton, New Jersey Member: Professional & Civic Affiliations: •The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors • National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010 • Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition "Top Lawyers" - Medical Malpractice, 2010 • Jacksonville Magazine's "Order in the Court Top Law Professionals" - Civil Litigation, 2009 Speeches & Publications: • Food Tampering Cases: How to Recognize, Investigate and Defend Them, National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA), Webinar (December 19, 2013) • Sexual Misconduct in Professional Liability Claims: Key Strategies in Defending and Litigating These Claims, US Law Conference, Vancouver, CA (October 5, 2013) • A Day in the Life of a Catastrophic Slip and Fall - The team approach to defending a large Loss Claim, Claims Litigation Alliance (CLM), Atlanta, GA (February 8, 2012) • Professional Liability Insurance: Errors and Omissions, Hartord Insurance Company, Lake Mary, FL (August 23, 2012) • Outpatient Claims on the Uptick...Are You Managing the Risk?, Florida Hospital Association 32nd Annual Meeting and Conference, Orlando, FL (August 2012) • Intervention by the Carrier: When Is It a Good Idea?, USLAW NETWORK, Dana Point, CA (April 2012) • Early Claims Resolution, NRRDA, San Diego, CA (February 2012) • You Dropped a Bomb on Me - Defense of Catastrophic Claims, NRRDA, San Diego, CA (February 2012) • Risk Aware: What Every Medical Office Manager Needs to Know, Medical Group Management Association, Jacksonville, FL (February 2012) • Strategies for Early and Efficient Case Resolution, Ruby Tuesdays, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (October 13, 2011) • Apology and Full Disclosure: How It will Reduce Your Claims, USLAW NETWORK, New York, NY (October 2011) • Handling Multi-Claimant Actions With Only a Limited Policy Available, USLAW NETWORK, Chicago, IL (September 2011) • Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case, National Business Institute, Jacksonville, FL (June 17, 2011) • Ethics for Claims Handlers, Wicker Smith Claims Seminar, Orlando, FL (June 10, 2011) • Defense of Catastrophic Damages Cases, C.N.A. HealthPro, Tampa, FL (April 22, 2011) • The Slavin Doctrine, The Economic Loss Rule and Chapter 558 Regulations, Amerisure, St. Petersburg, FL (April 22, 2011) • The Constitution in a post 9/11 World, NE Florida Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Jacksonville, FL (September 11, 2010) • The 2010 National Health Care Act: Key Provisions from a Legal Perspective, Physicians Seminar (April 2010) • Preparation For Your Deposition, Wicker Smith Claims Seminar, Orlando, FL (May 2009) • The Constitution in our Daily Lives, Daughters of the American Revolution, San Jose/Jacksonville Chapter (November 2008) • The Constitution and Appreciation of it, Daughters of the American Revolution, Clay County Branch (October 2008) • The Constitution, Kiwanis, Lake City Chapter (July 2008) • From the Exam Room to the Courtroom, ProAssurance (June 2008) • Evaluation of Cases-By the Numbers, Sedgwick CMS (October 2007) • The Constitution in our Daily Lives, Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbia County Branch (September 2007) • Professional Malpractice, Wicker Smith Claims Seminar, Orlando, FL (July 2007) • And You Think You Are Having A Bad Day?, ProAssurance, Jacksonville, FL (June 2007) • Grand Rounds on Medical Errors-From Disclosure to Prevention, Florida Gastroenterological Society 41st Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL (September 2006) • Indemnity, Contribution, Joint and Several Liability & Comparative Fault, Wicker Smith Claims Seminar, Orlando, FL (August 2006) • Smooth Sailing: Navigating the Rough Waters of Modern Day Practice, ProAsssurance, Jacksonville, FL (June 2006) • Disclosure of Unexpected Outcomes, ProAssurance, Jacksonville, FL (November 2005) *Complete List Of Presentations Available Upon Request. Reported Cases: Duss v Garcia, 80 So3d 358 (Fla 1st DCA 2012) (rev. den. Fla 2012) Tuten v Fariborzian, 84 So3d 1063 (Fla 5th DCA 2012) (rev. den. Fla 2012) Schantz v Sekine, 60 So.3d 444 (Fla 1st DCA 2011) Shaw v. Jain, 914 So2d 458, (Fla 1st DCA 2005) Orange Park Christian Academy v. Russell, 899 So2d 1215 (Fla 1st DCA 2005) Northup v. Acken, 865 So2d 1267 (Fla 2004) Florida Emergency Physicians v. Parker, 800 So2d 631 (Fla 5th DCA 2001) Roe v. Aware Woman's Clinic, 253 F.3d 678 (11th Cir. 2001) National Security Fire & Casualty Co v. Dunn, 751 So2d 777 (Fla 5th DCA, 2000) Hazen v. Kaplan, 734 So2d 441 (Fla 5th DCA 1999) Kahlon v. Knapp, 747 So2d 1054 (Fla 5th DCA 2000) Watkins v. Wilkinson, 724 So2d 717 (Fla 5th DCA 1999) North Corp v. Willis, 729 So2d 508 (Fla 5th DCA 1999) Dolin v. West, 22 F.Supp 1343 (M.D. Fla 1998) Hartford Insurance Company v. Brown, 710 So2d 1387 (Fla 5th DCA 1998) Avalos v. Williford Farms, 561 So2d 1344 (Fla 1st DCA 1990) SIGNIFICANT RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: In November of 2008, invited by the Daughters of the American Revolution to speak on the Constitution in our daily lives.
•The Big Fun Box - Board of Directors
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
•National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition Top Lawyers - Medical Malpractice, 2010
•Jacksonville Magazine's Order in the Court Top Law Professionals - Civil Litigation, 2009
•The Florida Bar - Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (former)
•American Bar Association - The Professional Liability Litigation Committee
•Jacksonville Bar Association
•Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council
•Defense Research Institute
•Florida Defense Lawyers Association
•National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (2012 Annual Conference Committee Member) Fellow: 2010
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