Richard B. Adams

Richard B. Adams, Jr. is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office. For more than thirty years, he has been one of the most active trial lawyers in South Florida. Mr. Adams' practice has encompassed all aspects of civil litigation, with a focus on the defense of personal injury, professional malpractice lawsuits, and insurance coverage issues. He also has experience in appellate practice, and has been a Certified Health Care Risk Manager.

Mr. Adams earned his bachelor's degree at Washington & Lee University in 1974, and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1977. He is also an instructor in the Florida Bar's Continuing Legal Education program.

Mr. Adams served as a Director of the Dade County Defense Bar Association from 1983 to 1990, and was elected President of that organization in 1987 and 1988. He was also selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Dade County Bar Association from 1989 to 1992. He has served on the Board of the Children's Home Society of Florida since 1984, and was elected Chairman of the Board from 1996 to 1998. He was also selected as a member of the 11th Judicial Circuit Ad Hoc Committee for Protection of Minor's Rights in 1988. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Partnership for the Homeless, the Health Foundation of South Florida, and as Chairman of the Board of Cedars Medical Center.

• The Florida Bar Association
• International Academy of Defense Counsel
• American Academy of Hospital Attorneys
• American Society of Law and Medicine
• Florida Society of Hospital Attorneys
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• National Center for State Courts
• American Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Miami-Dade County Defense Bar Association, Director: 1983 - 1990; President: 1987 - 1988
• Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1989 - 1992
• 11th Judicial Circuit Ad Hoc Committee for Protection of Minors' Rights, Member, 1988

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Children's Home Society of Florida, Board of Directors, Chairman, South Eastern Division: 1987 - 1991, 1984 - Present
• Children's Home Society of Florida, Chairman, State Board: 1996 - 1998, 1984 - Present
• Community Partnership for the Homeless, Board of Directors, 1998 - Present
• The Health Foundation of South Florida, Board of Directors, Chairman: 2001 - 2003, 1996 - Present
• Cedars Medical Center, Board of Directors, Chairman: 2001 - 2008, 1998 - 2008
• Mayor's Mental Health, Task Force Advisory Board, 2006 - 2007