2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Richard A. Harrison

Richard Harrison

Allen Dell, P.A.
202 South Rome Avenue, Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33606

Tampa

Florida (FL)

Contact Contact Richard A. Harrison
T: 813-223-5351
F: 813-229-6682

Visit: www.allendell.com
Practice Areas: Government/Cities/Municipalities (80%), Business Litigation (10%), Environmental Litigation (10%)

Government/Cities/Municipalities

Business Litigation

Environmental Litigation

Profile

Richard A. Harrison is a shareholder in the firm of Allen Dell, P.A., in Tampa, Florida. He is Board Certified in City, County, and Local Government Law and devotes his practice almost exclusively to the representation of governmental entities. Mr. Harrison is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stetson University and an honors graduate of Stetson University College of Law. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1986 and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Selected To

Florida Super Lawyers 2011
Florida Super Lawyers 2010
Florida Super Lawyers 2009
Florida Super Lawyers 2006

Certifications and Credentials

Florida Bar Board Certified — City, County & Local Government Law

About Richard Harrison

Admitted: 1986, Florida

Professional Webpage: www.allendell.com/bios/rah.htm

Honors and Awards:

  • Awarded by the Stetson Lawyers Association in recognition of meritorious achievement and commendable efforts to enhance good will and espirit de corps among the alumni of Stetson University College of Law. , Paul M. May Meritorious Service Award, Stetson Lawyers Association, 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Board Certified in City, County & Local Government Law by The Florida Bar, 2000

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Member (Chairman, 2010-2011) of the Hillsborough County Land Use Appeals Board (formerly the Natural resources and Landscaping Appeals Board), 2004
  • Member (Executive Committee, 2008) Board of Overseers, Stetson University College of Law., 2004

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Serve as Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law teaching Water Law:Public and Private Rights, Adjunct Professor of Law - Stetson University College of Law, 2003

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • $7.9 million dollar recovery for the public owner by mediated settlement in the matter of Tampa Bay Water, A Regional Water Authority v. Hydranautics, Inc., et al., Hillsborough Circuit Court Case No. 04-CA-006978, a dispute arising out of the design and construction of the largest seawater desalination faciltiy in the United States. , 2007
  • $1.134 million arbitration award for the claimant in the matter of Palmetto Companies, Inc. v. Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., FINRA Arbitration Case No.: 08-00667, arising out of the unauthorized trading of securities. , 2009

Transactions:

  • Served as General Counsel to the Hillsborough County Hospital Authority on the privatization of Tampa General Hospital, a 900+ bed facility and Level I trauma center., 1997

Educational Background:

  • B.A. with honors, Stetson University, Deland, FL , 1983
  • J.D. with honors, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, 1986
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