Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, p.a.

“Property rights. Every American citizen values these rights and regards their protection as a basic premise upon which our constitutional democracy is founded.”

Richard T. Petitt

Email: Rich@bsbfirm.com

EDUCATION:

J.D. (cum laude), Stetson University College of Law, 1990; Editorial Board Member, Stetson Law Review; Dean's List.
B.A. (cum laude), Wake Forest University, 1988.

EXPERIENCE:

Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A., Shareholder
Foley & Lardner, Associate, 1996 - 1998; Partner, 1998 - 2000
Rydberg, Goldstein & Bolves, P.A., Associate, 1991 - 1995; Shareholder, 1995 - 1996
Richard T. Petitt is an accomplished trial attorney with experience in a broad spectrum of matters. Mr. Petitt's experience includes eminent domain litigation, business/corporate litigation, securities litigation, technology litigation, construction litigation, real estate litigation, creditor's rights litigation, employment litigation, product liability defense, telecommunications litigation, and arbitration before the American Arbitration Association.

Mr. Petitt's practice ranges from simple non-jury proceedings to the most complex commercial litigation. For example, Mr. Petitt successfully defended the General Electric Company against a breach of contract and theft of trade secrets claim involving alleged damages exceeding $45 million, and he obtained a $1.75 million verdict on General Electric's counterclaim. Finally, Mr. Petitt is a sixth generation Hillsborough County native and resides in Tampa with his wife, Amee, and their son, Tyler.

ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIES:

The Florida Bar
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Federal Bar Association for the Middle District of Florida
Federal Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida
Florida Bar Examination Grader
Instructor of NITA Trial Training, 1998

PUBLISHED WORKS:

"Damages for Temporary Takings That Go Too Far," Volume 19-3, Stetson Law Review