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Richard David West is a board licensed lawyer in Marital and Family Law with over 35 years of experience that specialize in complex economic topics and representing expert athletes and public figures. He is dedicated to resolving family disputes via creative trouble fixing. Richard David West, a attorney primarily based in Orlando, Florida, is board licensed in Marital and Family Law by means of The Florida Bar and The National Board of Trial Advocacy. With greater than 35 years of enjoy in personal exercise, Richard focuses on marital and circle of relatives regulation instances, specially those involving complex economic subjects along with the valuation of intently held agencies, professional practices, and incentive inventory alternatives. One of Richards key strengths is his representation of expert athletes and other public figures, where he prioritizes protective his clients from media exposure and invasive discovery practices. He is devoted to finding activate resolutions to family disputes thru innovative trouble-fixing methods, along with negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative regulation. While Richards practice typically serves Central Florida, overlaying Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, and Lake Counties, he also handles cases national. He holds prestigious positions including beyond president and contemporary Fellow of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, and Past Chairman of the Florida Bar Family Law Section 2003-2004. Richard is AV rated through Martindale Hubbell and a founding member of the Central Florida Family Inn of Court and the Collaborative Family Law Group of Central Florida. Richard has obtained numerous accolades throughout his career, such as being recognized as the Best of in Best Lawyers for the past 10 years, Orlando Magazine Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Florida Trends Elite Magazine. He turned into named by means of Best Lawyers in America as Orlandos Family Law Lawyer of the Year in 2018 and was decided on in 2012 and 2016. Richard has additionally lectured for prestigious corporations including the American Bar Association, The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, The International Academy of Family Lawyers, and the Florida and Orange County Bar Associations.

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Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

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