Richard Cole Email & Phone Number

46 N. Washington Blvd., Ste. 24, Sarasota, Fl 34236

Maintained a client-centered approach in over 1,000 Chapter 7, 11, and 13 cases, ensuring adherence to legal and ethical standards in every resolution, for a diverse client base, including businesses and individuals, achieving favorable resolutions in mediations, adversary proceedings, and other contested matters. Led litigation, appeals, mediations, and arbitration across federal and state courts, and arbitration panels, in commercial and bankruptcy disputes, foreclosure, and probate cases, and achieved impactful rulings on creditor rights.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Case and journal review, summary, and analysis regarding a treatise covering trade related aspects of intellectual property, especially as regards § 377 Tariff Act of 1930, which provides injunctive relief against products infringing intellectual property rights from entering the U.S. market.

Research and drafting in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency for corporations and individuals.

Written analysis concerning how the civil law institution of the bailiff, specifically the French huissier d’justice, could assist in reforming U.S. discovery law and improve efficiency in the law.

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Judicial assistant and researcher regarding estates in probate, including memoranda and court document drafting

Llm, Law, Merit

Master of Laws: International Banking and Finance with Merit Dissertation received Distinction

Jd, Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Florida Law Review, Fall 2006 – Spring 2008, Research Editor, Fall 2008; Book Award: Corporations; Dean’s List.

Ba, English, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List: Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005; Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society; Honors.

High School

Activities and Societies: Captain, Speech and Debate, 2001-2002