Richard J. Preira
Top rated Family Law attorney in Coral Gables, Florida
Practice Areas:
Family Law,
Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Adoption,
Child Support,
Custody & Visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic Violence,
Father's Rights,
Mediation & Collaborative Law,
Same Sex Family Law
Education Qualification:
University of Miami School of Law
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Adoption,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Same sex family law
150 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1150Coral Gables, Florida, 33134
First Admitted: 1981, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.rccfamilylaw.com/attorney/preira-richard-j/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- South Broward Bar Association
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- California pro hac vice
- North Carolina pro hac vice
- New York pro hac vice
- Member, Board of Directors, Miami Beach Bar Association
- Court-appointed Special Master for Circuit Court depositions and adjudicated discovery disputes
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Florida, 1980
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- Former chairman, Florida Bar Grievance Committee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- Charter Member, Former President, First Family Law American Inn of Court
- Member and Former President, Miami Beach Bar Association
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
- Hewlett-Packard Investigator Wagner Pleads Guilty
- Private Eye Strikes Deal, Pleads Guilty in HP Scandal
- Dunn, Four Others Charged in Hewlett Surveillance Case, Washington Post
- Plea hearing postponed in HP spy scandal redux, CNET
- State v. Thompson, 507 So.2d 1074 (Fla. 1987), reversed conviction
- Charges Against HP's Dunn Dismissed
- HP Spy Probe Investigator Pleads Guilty
- In Hewlett-Packard Spying Case, 'It's Every Man for Himself'
- Accused pretexters enter mystery plea in old HP spy case, CNET
- HP Could Be a Finger-Pointing Case
- FTC Settles with Investigators in HP Spy Scheme
- Ex-Leader Among 5 Charged in Hewlett Case
- HP investigator pleads guilty in boardroom leaks case, Boston Globe
- Doctor Runs Over Cat in Divorce Spat, Court Records Show
- Veteran's Sentence Commuted
Representative Clients:
- Feder v. Feder, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | November 25, 2009 | 41 So.3d 234
- Sanz v Saenz Fla. App. 3 Dist 3D23-549 Lower Tribunal 21-14327 This was an interlocutory appeal from a trial court order awarding $318,000 in temporary attorney's fees to our firm. I sought to dismiss the appeal as untimely because a Motion for Rehearing of an award of temporary relief does not toll the deadline to seek appellate relief. The appeal was dismissed., 2023
- In re Luskin, Fla.App. 4 Dist. | November 01, 1989 | 552 So.2d 942
- Logan v. Scheffler, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | October 18, 1983 | 441 So.2d 666
- Sauer v. Sauer, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | December 13, 2006 | 943 So.2d 1014
- Suarez v. Suarez, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | November 19, 1997 | 702 So.2d 246
- Horton v. Horton, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | January 29, 1991 | 573 So.2d 423
- Layfield v. Wish, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | February 18, 2004 | 865 So.2d 663
- Saporta v. Saporta, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | August 02, 2000 | 766 So.2d 379
- Stein v. Stein, Fla.App. 4 Dist. | November 05, 1997 | 701 So.2d 381
- Horton v. Horton, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | December 11, 1990 | 576 So.2d 313
- Krutel v. Krutel, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | March 23, 1982 | 411 So.2d 318
- Rose v. Marcus, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | July 20, 1993 | 622 So.2d 63
- Shaw v. Shaw, Fla.App. 3 Dist. | October 25, 1995 | 663 So.2d 3
Special Licenses / Certifications:
- Guardian ad litem
- Supreme Court of Florida Certified Family Mediator
- Qualified expert witness in marital and family law
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Pro bono advocate for petitioners seeking marriage annulments before the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Miami
- Miami Beach Charter Review Board
- Miami Beach Board of Adjustment
- Parish Counsel, St. Patrick’s Church
- Board of Directors, Kidside, the fundraising arm, Miami-Dade County Family Court Services
- Member, Board of Directors, Miami Beach Charter Review Board
- Court-appointed pro bono guardian ad litem for Put Something Back
- Member, Board of Directors, Miami Beach Board of Adjustment
Honors:
- Outstanding Trial Advocate award, Trial Advocacy Program, University of Miami School of Law, 1980
- Florida "Super Lawyer" for Marital and Family Law, 2011-2022
- The Wall Street Journal's "Top Attorneys In Florida"- Present
- Selected Florida’s “Legal Elite™”, Florida Trends Magazine in marital & family law
- American Jurisprudence Book Award in Constitutional Law, University of Miami School of Law, 1980
- AV Preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings™
Educational Background:
- Broward Community College, Degree in Accounting, With High Honors, President, Student Government Association, President, Tau Kappa Epsilon
- University of Miami School of Business, B.B.A., cum laude
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Presenter, Miami-Dade Family Courts 16th Annual Nuts & Bolts of Family Law Divorce Seminar
- Guest Lecturer, University of Miami School of Law
- Lecturer, Miami-Dade County Family Court Committee: Airtight Premarital Agreements
- Presenter, Miami-Dade Family Courts 16th Annual Nuts & Bolts of Family Law Divorce Seminar: Assessing Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in High-Conflict Cases
- Presenter, Miami Beach Bar Association Lunch and Learn Series: Assessing Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in High-Conflict Cases
- Presenter, First Family Law American Inn of Court
- Guest lecturer at the University of Miami School of Law: Role of the Lawyer in Family Law Proceedings, Mediation Techniques
- Panelist, University of Miami School of Law: Helping Professionals in Family Law Cases
- Co-creator with Kira Willig of a mediation workshop, “Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Them! Counterintuitive Mediation Techniques That Will Settle Your Case”
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