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Frank McDonald is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, the highest recognition of competency, professionalism and expertise awarded by the Bar. Throughout his entire career as a trial lawyer in private practice, he has defended product manufacturers and other business entities in complex tort litigation in state and federal courts throughout the southeastern United States.

This practice has included the defense of motor vehicle companies in crashworthiness litigation as well as medical device companies, equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, oil and gas companies and other makers of consumer products in products liability and toxic tort matters.

In 2008, he was invited to become a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

He has tried over 65 lengthy cases to verdict in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina. Mr. McDonald started his legal career in Orlando after a clerkship at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals with the Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett.

He has received numerous awards and honors for his legal accomplishments and has spoken at various seminars on topics that pertain to trial practice.

Mr. Richman is a shareholder and founding partner of the firm, representing clients in complex product liability, personal injury, and commercial litigation matters. He has extensive experience defending manufacturers in state and federal courts throughout Florida and across the United States in cases involving alleged defects in motor vehicles, consumer products, theme park attractions, and industrial tools and equipment. His practice also includes a broad range of personal injury matters—such as premises liability and motor vehicle collisions—as well as commercial disputes involving contracts, business issues, and alleged unfair trade practices.

For more than 20 years, Mr. Richman has served as national counsel in serious personal injury and property damage cases involving alleged product defects. He currently acts as regional trial counsel for a major tire manufacturer, overseeing catastrophic injury litigation in 19 states across the eastern United States. He also serves as national trial counsel for a major automotive manufacturer, handling litigation involving Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) nationwide. In addition, Mr. Richman has represented a major Orlando theme park in its personal injury litigation for more than 18 years.