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Barry Richard
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 112th district
In office
November 5, 1974 – November 7, 1978
Preceded byMarshall S. Harris
Succeeded byLawrence H. Plummer
Personal details
Born (1942-03-28) March 28, 1942 (age 82)
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
SpouseAllison Tant
Children5
EducationUniversity of Miami (BA, JD)
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy

Barry Richard (born March 28, 1942) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978.

Early life and education

Richard is a native of Miami Beach.[2][3] He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Miami and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law.[4]

Career

Richard served in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps.[3] From 1974 to 1978, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives.[5][6] He ran for the attorney general of Florida in 1978, but lost the Democratic primary to James C. Smith.[7] In 1998, Richard served as the campaign legal counsel to Jeb Bush and Bill Nelson.[8] He also represented George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore.[9][10][11] In 2018, he represented Andrew Gillum during the gubernatorial vote recount.[12]

Richard is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig.[13]

Personal life

He is married to Allison Tant and they have three children. Richard also has two children from a previous marriage.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. ^ "143. Quorum Call for State Representative Barry Richard (D., Coral Gables) | Tallahassee.com Community Blogs". blogs.tallahassee.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  3. ^ a b "www.martindale.com/attorney/barry-richard-838713/". martindale.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. ^ "Barry Richard - Tallahassee, Florida Lawyer". Justia. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  5. ^ HOITS (2019-02-05). "The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822–2019" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  6. ^ HOITS (2019-08-22). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General - D Primary Race - Sep 12, 1978". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  8. ^ "Barry Richard - Tallahassee, FL - Lawyer". Best Lawyers. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  9. ^ Barry Richard (2011-06-24). "The Independence of the American Lawyer" (PDF). The Twenty-Sixth Annual Chester Bedell Memorial Lecture. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  10. ^ "Former Bush attorney Richard speaks on 2020 election litigation". wctv.tv. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  11. ^ "'Bush v. Gore' Lawyers Sound Off on Trump's Debate Comments | Law.com". Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  12. ^ "Barry Richard—Andrew Gillum's recount lawyer—takes leave from firm". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  13. ^ "Lifetime Achievement: Barry Richard, Exemplar for the Legal Profession | Daily Business Review". law.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  14. ^ "Power Couples". Tallahassee Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  15. ^ "Meet Allison | Allison Tant for Florida House". allisontant.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
Florida House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 112th district
1974–1978 		Succeeded by
Lawrence H. Plummer

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