EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Gainesville, Florida
Graduated: Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors 1975
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
College of Law
Gainesville, Florida
Graduated: Juris Doctor Degree 1978

EMPLOYMENT

February 2012 – Present
LAW OFFICE OF SCOTT N. RICHARDSON, P.A.
President/Sole Practitioner
1401 Forum Way, Suite 720
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Area of Practice: Criminal Defense

April 2010 – February 2012
PALM BEACH COUNTY STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE
Chief Counsel to the State Attorney/First Assistant State Attorney
401 North Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

January 2007 – April 2010
SCOTT N. RICHARDSON, P.A.
President/Sole Practitioner
1551 Forum Place, Suite 300-F
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Areas of Practice: Criminal Defense

December 1986 – December 2006
ATTERBURY, GOLDBERGER, RICHARDSON & WEISS, P.A.
Partner
250 Australian Avenue South
Suite 1400, One Clearlake Centre
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Areas of Practice: Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Litigation

January 1982 – December 1986
MAGILL & REID, P.A.
Associate
2000 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Areas of Practice: Personal Injury Litigation and Criminal Defense
December 1978 – January 1982

PALM BEACH COUNTY STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE
Assistant State Attorney
401 North Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Areas of Practice: Prosecution of Felony and Misdemeanor Crimes

CREDENTIALS, MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS

Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, The Florida Bar, 1996 – Present
Member and Chair, Florida Board of Bar Examiners (Administrative Board of the Supreme Court of Florida) 2012 – Present
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2010 Present
Martindale-Hubble AV Rated, 1996-Present
Member, Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions
(Criminal) 2004 – 2009 and 2014 – 2015
Member, Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member, The Florida Bar
Licensed to practice before the United States District Court,
Southern District
Licensed to practice before the United States Court of Appeals,
11th Circuit
Past Member, Executive Council Criminal Law Section, The Florida Bar
Recipient of 1990 Community Service Award presented by the
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. and the
Palm Beach County Bar Association
Recipient of 2001 Family Advocacy Award presented by the
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. and the
Palm Beach County Bar Association

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS/LECTURES

GERALD T. BENNETT PROSECUTOR/PUBLIC DEFENDER TRIAL
TRAINING PROGRAM, sponsored by The Florida Bar and University of Florida
University of Florida, College of Law
Gainesville, Florida
Instructor 1993 – 2016

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES, Salzburg, Austria
Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus
Course Taught: American Criminal Law and Procedure including a Mock Trial
Visiting Professor November 2009

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES, Salzburg, Austria
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Course Taught: American Criminal Law and Procedure including a Mock Trial
Visiting Professor November 2008

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES, Salzburg, Austria
Ukrainian Academy of Customs, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Course Taught: Introduction to American Legal System
Visiting Professor September – October 2007

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES, Salzburg, Austria
Vytautus Magnus University School of Law, Kaunas, Lithuania
Course Taught: White Collar Crime
Visiting Professor September – October 2006

Company Firm

Law Office of Scott N. Richardson, P.A.
Website

Firm Mailing

1401 Forum Way Ste 720
West Palm Beach
Florida
33401-2322
United States of America

Fellow Since

March 6, 2010

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Defense

Chapter

  • Florida

Committee(s)