Talking Old School: Guest, Richard Trapp.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Richard Trapp
My resume includes graduation from the University of Florida, during which I was an All-American football and baseball player, then attending law school there while playing football in the NFL. I practiced for years with an insurance defense firm and, later, opened my own firm handling plaintiff cases in the fields of personal injury and commercial litigation. I have tried medical malpractice, divorces, will contests, homeowner association cases, and all types of personal injury matters. I am no longer a member of the Florida Bar and have been mediating on a full-time basis, throughout the state of Florida, since 2012. I am a Supreme Court certified circuit court mediator. Included on my page under "Attorney References" is a list of many attorneys I have mediated for, along with phone numbers and email addresses. Please feel free to contact any of them about my expertise. You will find that every attorney appreciated my efforts and would not hesitate to use me again.
Specifically, why should you hire me for a mediation?
1. I practiced for years as a defense attorney and for years as a plaintiff attorney. As such, this dual insight allows me to better understand the motivations and concerns of both sides.
2. I have successfully mediated well over 3,000 cases since 1999, the year of my first case that I mediated. Experience counts. I have mediated with almost any type of litigant (and attorney) and have learned how to gain the trust of the parties involved, which is very important in settling cases.
3. I handle only personal injury (which includes medical malpractice), commercial, and homeowners association cases (HOA). Regarding HOA cases, I have lived in HOA communities in the past and have served on HOA boards; thus, I am very familiar with those types of issues. I have mediated over 500 HOA cases.
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