Richard N. Asfar

• Best Lawyers in America® – Litigation: Construction, 2024-2026
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2021-2026
• Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” Peer Review Rating, since 2016
• Tampa Magazine, “Top Lawyers,” – Commercial Litigation and Appellate, 2021-2025
• Florida Super Lawyers, “Rising Star”, 2012-2019
• Florida Trend, “Legal Elite”, 2019-2023

• Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• City of Tampa Citizens Budget Advisory Committee, 2014-2016
• Pacific McGeorge School of Law Alumni Board, 2006-2014
• American Inns of Court, current member of the J. Clifford Cheatwood Inn, past member of the Tampa Bay Inn, the Consuelo M. Callahan Inn, and the Anthony M. Kennedy Inn

Notable Work

• Served as law and motion counsel in several lengthy catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death trials resulting in tens of millions of dollars in jury verdicts for clients (all affirmed in their entirety on appeal)
• Briefed and argued a number of appeals resulting in favorable opinions or affirmances for a variety of clients
• Favorably resolved a number of construction defect claims alleged against contractor clients
• Favorably resolved a number of insurance coverage declaratory relief actions for a variety of business clients
• Favorably resolved a number of construction lien claims for property owner clients
• Submitted appellate amicus briefs in support of prevailing parties for various public interest groups
• Procured a number of favorable orders causing trial courts to recede from significant adverse rulings for trial attorneys via motions for rehearing or reconsideration
• Favorably resolved a number of personal injury claims (including catastrophic injury claims) alleged against a variety of business clients
• Favorably resolved a number of contested residential mortgage foreclosure actions, commercial foreclosure actions, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for creditor clients
• Favorably resolved pre-suit a number of employment law mass claims for employer clients
• Successfully defended the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver in a number of actions alleging various commercial claims
• Obtained favorable declaratory relief judgment declaring municipal ordinances void and stricken on constitutional and preemption grounds
• Represented storm restoration contractor in related lawsuits resulting in favorable seven-figure recovery
• Procured favorable seven-figure recovery pre-suit for commercial property owner in construction defect matter
• Resolved high eight-figure property damage claim pre-suit against contractor client without any client contribution to settlement
• Favorably resolved several interrelated lawsuits seeking millions in damages involving defamation claims, employment claims, fraud claims, and conversion claims for contractor client
• Favorably resolved multi-million dollar lawsuit alleging defamation and tortious interference claims against performing arts venue client
• Favorably resolved six-figure slayer statute lawsuit against electronic stock trading platform client
• Favorably resolved multi-million dollar lawsuit alleging various contract and business tort claims against defense contractor client
• Successfully opposed petition for review to the California Supreme Court

Select Opinions

• Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. City of St. Petersburg, 374 So. 3d 976 (Fla. 2d DCA 2023)
• Scott v. Acuity Real Estate Services, 359 So. 3d 881 (Fla. 2d DCA 2023)
• Kloppe v. Off Lease Only, Inc., 349 So. 3d 907 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022)
• Money v. Home Performance Alliance, LLC, 313 So. 3d 783 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021)
• Cavey v. Wells, 313 So. 3d 188 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021)
• Williams v. CVT, LLC, 295 So. 3d 883 (Fla. 2d DCA 2020)
• R.J.. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. McCabe, 245 So. 3d 684 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018) (table)
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Nally, 253 So. 3d 576 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018) (table)
• Citizens Property Ins. Co. v. Albrecht, 240 So. 3d 662 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017) (table)
• Olympus Ins. Co. v. Basagic, 241 So. 3d 803 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017) (table)
• Burford v. Matheny, 185 So. 3d 1240 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016) (table)
• Allen v. State Farm, 198 So. 3d 871 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016)
• Allen v. State Farm, 209 So. 3d 11 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016)
• Shindorf v. Bell, 207 So. 3d 371 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016)
• Charles v. Southern Baptist Hosp., 209 So. 3d 1199 (Fla. 2016) (appearing for amicus curiae AARP)
• Estes Express Lines Corp. v. Nieves, 184 So. 3d 527 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) (table)
• Lima v. CitiMortgage, Inc., 61 So. 3d 1133 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (table)
• Waters v. Amtrust Bank, 64 So. 3d 1267 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011) (table)
• Professional Title LLC v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 2011 WL 855338 (N.D. Fla. Mar. 9, 2011)
• Eatman v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 2011 WL 2436290 (M.D. Fla. May 20, 2011), adopted by 2011 WL 2413469 (M.D. Fla. Jun. 14, 2011)
• Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors of Orion Bancorp v. Assignee Polsky (Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp.), 2011 WL 855338 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 17, 2010)