Atty. Richard Ryan Rivas
Ryan Rivas is Managing Partner at Hall Booth Smith’s Tampa, Florida, office. He has over a decade of legal experience and specializes in defending high exposure cases involving hospitals, physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care providers in a broad spectrum of complex professional negligence cases on national, regional, and local levels.
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Richard Ryan Rivas is a Managing Partner based in Tampa, Florida, practicing at Hall Booth Smith, P.C.. They have 14+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2012. Their practice focuses on medical malpractice and slip & fall. Admitted to practice in Florida (2012) and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (2016). Educated at Barry University (J.D., 2011) and Florida State University, (B.S. Criminology, 2003). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Memberships •DRI •Florida Bar Association, 2012 - Present •Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2020 - Present •Florida State Alumni Association •Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2012 - Present •St and Petersburg Bar Association, 2020 - Present. Serands clients in Tampa, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ryan Rivas is Managing Partner at Hall Booth Smith’s Tampa, Florida, office
- He has over a decade of legal experience and specializes in defending high exposure cases involving hospitals, physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care providers in a broad spectrum of complex professional negligence cases on national, regional, and local levels
- He is also a member of the firm’s National Trial Counsel Team
- In addition to his work in the field of health care litigation, Ryan also devotes a large part of his practice to defending national retailers in high exposure premises liability, negligent security, Dram shop/liquor liability, transportation/trucking matters, and other general liability matters throughout the state of Florida
- Amongst his peers he is recognized as an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
- Prior to joining HBS, Ryan worked as a trial attorney in a large national insurance defense firm, where he represented multiple hospital systems, dental practices, physicians, and other health care providers in a wide range of complex medical negligence matters, including birth-related trauma, brain injury, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death
- Ryan has also represented long-term care facilities, psychiatric facilities, and individual physicians and health care providers in connection with disciplinary proceedings in front of the Florida Department of Health
- Ryan earned a Juris Doctor from Barry University and holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Criminology with minors in both Communications and Psychology from Florida State University
- Ryan is also actively involved in numerous professional organizations including DRI, The Florida Defense Lawyers Association, The Florida Bar, and the Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Ryan was born and raised in Tampa where he resides with his wife Melissa and their daughter Charlotte
- In his spare time Ryan enjoys traveling, boating, golfing, and spending time with his family
- Recognition •AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, High Ethical Standing, by Martindale-Hubbell Publications •Proper Medical Charting is Critical to Protecting Against Legal Risk Physicians Practice
- August 21, 2021 •Unionization Efforts in the Time of COVID-19 Tampa Bay Business Journal
- April 16, 2021 Presentations •Defending the Ground: Strategies for Premises Liability Cases FDLA 28th Annual Florida Liability Claims Conference
- June 19, 2025 In the Press Hall Booth Smith Adds Four Attorneys in its Tampa Office January 31, 2022 TAMPA, FL - January 28, 2022 - Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has added four attorneys to its Tampa office as the firm expands to serve its health care clients in the state of Florida
- Frances G. Prockop is a Partner in our Tampa office with more than three decades of legal experience
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Practicing law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Tampa are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Florida brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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