Richards H Ford

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Practices
* Accountant Malpractice
* Automotive
* Civil Litigation
* Class Action Litigation
* Construction
* Legal Malpractice
* Medical Malpractice
* Nursing Home & Assisted Living
* Premises Liability
* Product Liability
* Real Estate / Real Estate Litigation
* Sexual Abuse
* Transportation Law

Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy & Ford PA
390 North Orange Ave #1000
Orlando FL 32801
Tel: 407 843-3939
Fax: 407 649-8118
E-mail: rford@wickersmith.com

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Richards H. Ford is a Managing Partner in the firm’s Orlando office. In his 20+ year career, Mr. Ford has engaged in active civil trial practice, focusing on the defense of professional and corporate institutions. He has tried over 100 civil jury trials, including professional negligence, products liability, construction litigation, medical malpractice, automobile liability, transportation liability and general civil litigation cases.

Mr. Ford earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Florida in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from Boston University in 1979. He became a member of the Florida Bar in 1979 and received his initial training at the prosecutor’s office, working for Janet Reno. In the last two years of his service, he became a Division Chief in charge of prosecuting primarily defendants charged with murder and/or rape. An AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Ford is also a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, certified with The National Board of Trial Advocacy and a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist. In addition, he actively lectures on trial advocacy techniques and various legal issues throughout the state.

Mr. Ford joined Wicker Smith in 1983 and except for a six month hiatus, has been with the firm ever since. In 1988, he was asked to open the Orlando office, which has since grown to become one of the largest of the firm’s seven Florida locations. Among several honors, Mr. Ford has been named a Florida Super Lawyers from 2006 to 2011. He has also been listed among Florida Trend’s “Legal Elite” from 2004 to 2007 and 2009. In 2006, he was appointed to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an exclusive legal organization that limits its membership to one-third of one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction.