Adam J. Richardson
Top rated Appellate attorney in West Palm Beach, Florida
Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A.
Practice Areas: Appellate; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 2012
Education: Florida State University College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 - 2023 Call today:
561-760-9392
Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A.
1601 Forum PlSuite 600
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Visit website
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Attorney Adam J. Richardson is an associate with Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., law firm in West Palm Beach, Florida. Recognized as an emerging leader in his field and possessing more than 11 years of total legal experience, Mr. Richardson provides exceptional civil appellate counsel and trial support to clients throughout the West Palm Beach metro and surrounding areas of South Florida who are dealing with tortious claims, insurance disputes, probate issues, family law matters and more.
Prior to entering private practice in 2012, Mr. Richardson serves as judicial clerk for Judge Robert M. Gross of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach. During that time, he was responsible for writing bench memoranda, and he handled the analysis and briefing of around 200 cases. Since joining Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., he has proven himself an indispensable member of the firm's appellate team, achieving notable success helping his clients challenge previous rulings regarding their cases.
A 2005 cum laude graduate of Stetson University, Mr. Richardson attended Florida State University College of Law, where he served as article editor and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. He also received Book Awards for Sentencing Law & Policy, Public International Law and International Trade Law, and he placed as a finalist in the Moot Court Spring Intramural Competition.
Mr. Richardson obtained his Juris Doctor with honors in 2009, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He has published several articles on appellate practice, medical malpractice, civil retrials and other subjects, and he is an active member of the Florida Justice Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association and the Palm Beach County Justice Association, among his other professional affiliations.
Practice areas
AppellateFocus areas
Appeals
- 100% Appellate
First Admitted: 2012, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.flappellatelaw.com/attorneys/adam-j-richardson/
- Homeward Residential v. Rico, 110 So. 3d 470 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013)
- Lopez ex rel. Lopez v. Andie’s, Inc., 137 So. 3d 528 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)
- Steinberg v. Winn-Dixie Stores, 121 So. 3d 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013) (on rehearing)
- Castellanos v. Target, 568 Fed. App’x 886 (11th Cir. 2014)
- Duong v. Ziadie, 155 So. 3d 377 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)
- Heylin v. Gulfstream Property & Casualty Ins., 147 So. 3d 659 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014)
- Stratton v. Port St. Lucie Mgmt., 149 So. 3d 100 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) (for amicus curiae Florida Justice Ass’n in support of appellant)
- Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill. v. Beare, 152 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)
- Orthopedic Care Ctr. v. Parks, 155 So. 3d 377 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014)
- Nandlal v. Montero, 597 Fed. App’x 1021 (11th Cir. 2014) (unpublished)
- Coccaro v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., 648 Fed. App’x 876 (11th Cir. 2016)
- Arnold v. Sec. Nat’l Ins. Co., 174 So. 3d 1082 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)
- Hensley Chalfant, P.A. v. Guardianship of Flannigan, 198 So. 3d 653 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015)
- Go v. Normil, 184 So. 3d 554 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016)
- Underwater Engineering Servs. v. Utility Bd. of City of Key West, 194 So. 3d 437 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016)
- Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Smith, 203 So. 2d 1013 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016)
- Weaver v. Myers, 229 So. 3d 1118 (Fla. 2017) (for amicus curiae Florida Justice Ass’n in support of petitioner)
- Morris v. Muniz, 252 So. 3d 1143 (Fla. 2018) (for amicus curiae Florida Justice Ass’n in support of petitioner)
- Rising Star in Appellate Practice 2018-2019 by Florida Super Lawyers
- Appellate Column, Contrary to What You Might Think, a Lawyer Can Be a Witness, Journal of Fla. Justice Ass’n, Jan. 2014 (co-authored with Bard Rockenbach).
- Feature, Florida’s Medical Malpractice Presuit Requirements: Speed Bumps and Roadblocks on the Road to the Courthouse, Journal of Fla. Justice Ass’n, Dec. 2012.
- Feature, Reversed and Remanded for a New Trial: A Guide to Retrial in Civil Cases, Fla. Bar J.
- Appellate Column, Ensuring the Success of Your Motions in Limine and Preserving the Record for Appeal, Journal of Fla. Justice Ass’n, Sept. 2016.
- Appellate Column, Appellate Review of Orders on Defense Motions to Transfer Venue for Forum Non-Conveniens & Implications for Litigating the Issue in the Trial Court, Journal of Fla. Justice Ass’n, July/Aug. 2017.
- Appellate Column, The Role Language Plays in Determining the Finality of Orders on Dispositive Motions, Journal of Fla. Justice Ass’n, Sept./Oct. 2018, at 42
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Palm Beach County Justice Association
- The Florida Bar, 2012
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Florida Justice Association
- Stetson University, B.A., with honors
Office location for Adam J. Richardson
1601 Forum Pl
Suite 600
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-760-9392
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2023
