Melbourne law firm Platt Jacobus Fielding & Torres Hires New Attorney

Melbourne based law firm, Platt, Jacobus, Fielding, and Torres has added Michael A. Richey to their practice. Richey will work on behalf of the firm’s clients primarily in the area of personal injury and medical malpractice.

Melbourne, FL (PRWEB) February 7, 2004 --Melbourne based law firm, Platt, Jacobus, Fielding, and Torres have added Michael A. Richey to their practice. Richey will work on behalf of the firm’s clients primarily in the area of personal injury and medical malpractice.

Prior to joining PJFT, Richey worked as an Associate for a prominent Brevard law firm where he performed legal research, drafted pleadings and motions, conducted depositions in family law and criminal cases, attended family case mediations, and appeared in all sorts of court proceedings, from suppression and contempt hearings to trials, both family and criminal, jury and non-jury. He also appeared regularly in all courts (Juvenile, Dependency, Injunction, County, Circuit, Appellate) and successfully argued a family law legal issue before the 5th District Court of Appeals in Daytona Beach.

“ PJFT is dedicated to providing residents of Brevard with professional, ethical, and experienced legal representation, ” says Platt, partner with Platt, Jacobus, Fielding, and Torres. “Michael encompasses this core objective and we feel he will be a great asset to our team.”

Richey graduated from Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan where he participated in a number of clerkships and served as a Student Attorney for the Free Legal Aid Clinic, representing indigent inner-city clients in a variety of legal matters. In his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University, Richey represented fellow students in campus judicial disciplinary actions as Student Defender for the Associated Students of MSU and also attended a semester at the University of London, England and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he studied European Political Science and Comparative Legal Systems.
            
Richey is a member of several professional organizations including, the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the Brevard County Bar Association, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Richey has also served on the Board of Directors of the Brevard County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.

A law firm representing the interests of Brevard residents with an experienced and effective team of trial attorneys and support staff, Platt, Jacobus, Fielding & Torres have assembled a dynamic team of professionals, committed to personal injury protection, automotive litigation, social security and medical malpractice. The firm is located at 1990 West New Haven Avenue in Melbourne. For more information, call (321) 953-5400 or visit them at www.BrevardLaw.com.

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