Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 1975
Education: University of Florida Levin College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2012 Call today:
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Randy R. Briggs is the founder of The Briggs Law Firm and has been Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1983. No Florida lawyer or judge has been Board Certified longer. A native of Ocala, he focuses his practice exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, providing representation to area residents who have been harmed by the negligence of other parties. The types of cases that Mr. Briggs has worked on throughout his distinguished career have encompassed truck, motorcycle, and motor vehicle crashes, auto-pedestrian accidents, nursing home abuse, defective products, premises liability, and medical malpractice.
Mr. Briggs has been able to obtain many sizable jury awards and negotiated settlements on behalf of his plaintiff clients, and this has led to his membership in the invitation-only Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The respect that his colleagues have for him has also been manifested in his receipt of an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo. Admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, Mr. Briggs is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Mr. Briggs has delivered numerous lectures on topics related to his practice area, including serving as an instructor at trial advocacy programs presented by the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar. He coached the University of Florida Trial Team for 3 years. An active participant in many professional organizations, and was both a founder and Past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, North Central Florida Chapter, and The D. R. Smith American Inn of Court. He is also a former chairman of the Fifth Circuit Grievance Committee. Mr. Briggs obtained his legal education at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and he served on the Florida Law Review before being awarded his Juris Doctor with Honors and induction into the Order of the Coif in 1975.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1975, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.thebriggslawfirm.com/About/Randy-Briggs.shtml
- Executive Council, Florida Bar Trial Lawyer's Section, Florida Bar,1993 - 1996
- Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Chairman, Ocala Division, Grievance Committee, Middle District of Florida Federal Court, Florida Bar, 2013
- Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, Florida Bar, 1983 - 1985
- Eagle Member, Florida Justice Association
- Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Member, The American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member, Florida Bar
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Eagle Member, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- Workshop Leader, Florida Bar's Week-Long Trial Advocacy
- Emeritus Member, D.R. Smith American Inn of Court
- Past Member, Florida Bar Trial Lawyer's Section Executive Committee, Founding Member, Past Member of the Young Lawyers Board of Governors of the Florida Bar, Founding Member and Past President, D.R. Smith American Inn of Court, Founding Member and Past President, North Florida Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates
- Chairman, Fifth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, Florida Bar, 1985
- Florida, 1975
- Has previously chaired the 5th Circuit state court Greivance Committee, as well as the Middle District of Florida Greivance Committee.
- Recent conclusion (2013) of multi-party traffic construction zone case involving 8 defendants, and resulting in multi million dollar recoveries in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Verdict for cardiologist client in denied compensation claim against former cardiology group for both damages in excess of $375,000, and additional court awarded attorneys fees, with jury awarding preceisely the amount claimed, in Sumter County 2013 case. Verdict for motorcycle operator, under the influence, for damages over 10x the offer, as co-counsel with son in 2014 Citrus County jury trial. Multiple settlements in excess of $1,000,000 over entire career.
- Represented Xerox Corporation at the trial court, 3rd District Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Florida prior to concentration in the personal injury field
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. One of fewer than 150 lawyers in Florida (less than 1/3 of 1% of licensed Florida lawyers) who have been continuously Board Certified in Civil Trial Law for over 33 years, 1983
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1984
- Board of Governors, Florida State Golf Association, 2005 - 2015
- Head Coach, Little League, Scott Carrigan Field, 1989 - 1991
- Chairman, Capital Campaign, Marion County Family YMCA
- Chairman, Facility Development Committee, Marion County Family YMCA
- Chairman, Land Acquisition Committee, Marion County Family YMCA
- Coach, University of Florida Law School Trial Team, 1993 - 1996
- Hall of Fame Member, Ocala Charity Register
- President, Belleview High School Golf Boosters, 1996 - 1998
- President, Belleview High School Basketball Boosters, 1994 - 1996
- Chairman, Stewardship Committee, First Presbyterian Church
- Member, Metropolitan Ocala Rotary Club
- Chairman and Juror, Art Show Registration
- Fine Arts for Ocala (FAFO), Board of Directors
- Past Chairman, Board of Trustees, Marion County Family YMCA
- Founding Member, Marion County Family YMCA
- President, Florida State Golf Association, 2013 - 2014
- 1994 Central Florida YMCA Volunteer of the Year, 1999 Ocala Metropolitan Rotary Memorial Community Honoree, Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Ocala, Selected to the Hall of Fame, Ocala Charity Register
- Member, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, University of Florida College of Law
- Fellow, Paul Harris, Metropolitan Ocala Rotary Club
- Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Scholastic Fraternity, University of Florida College of Law
- Top 10% of Class, University of Florida College of Law
- One of Only 155 Lawyers, Florida Bar Convention, 2013
- Awardee, "10" Rating, Avvo
- Honoree, Rotary Memorial Community Service Award, 1999
- Florida Super Lawyers
- Who's Who in American Law
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Who's Who in America
- Law and Leading Attorneys in Florida
- Member, UF Law Review Member, Order of the Coif, Graduation with Honors
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- University of Florida, B.S.A., Honors: Member, Student Senate, Honors: Distinguished Military Graduate, Honors: University of Florida Student Golf Champion, 1974, Honors: Scholarship Recipient, Florida State Golf Association, Honors: President, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 1970
- Instructor, Florida Bar Advanced Trial Advocacy School
- Lecturer, Florida Bar's State-Wide Personal Injury Seminar
- Teacher, Past Sunday School
- Lecturer, Florida Bar and Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Researched and authored comprehensive paper covering 9 major topics related to the settlement of personal injury cases in Florida, with ethical commentary, revised annually, and published annually for over 10 years by the Florida Bar., Author, Settlement of the Personal Injury Case, The Florida Bar, 2004
- Faculty Assistant, Florida Bar's Advanced Trial School
- Lecturer, Florida Bar's Week-Long Trial Advocacy
- Faculty Member, Florida Bar's Week-Long Trial Advocacy
- 1st Lt., U. S. Army, 1970-1972. Recipient of the Army Commendation Medal, 1972.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2012
Certificates and credentials
Civil Trial
