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Richard M. Benrubi

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Toll Free: 877.604.3100
 Phone: 561.616.3333
 Fax: 561.616.3266

Barristers Building
1615 Forum Place, Suite 3B
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Richard M. Benrubi is a partner with Liggio Benrubi, P.A. A Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since 1995, Mr. Benrubi specializes in the areas of insurance, bad faith and personal injury litigation. His representation of plaintiffs spans all aspects of these areas of the law, including coverage disputes, bad faith actions, declaratory relief lawsuits and claims for insurance benefits. In addition to his expertise as a plaintiff’s attorney, Mr. Benrubi has significant experience in the practice of insurance defense. He previously served as managing attorney of an in-house counsel office of a major insurance company. Mr. Benrubi has lectured locally, statewide and nationally on the topics of insurance bad faith, disability insurance, homeowner's insurance and trial advocacy.

Education

J.D., University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1988

B.S., Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1985

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida, 1989
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1992

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

The Florida Bar, 1989 - Present

Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1998 - Present
EAGLE Program Sponsor and Insurance Task Force

The Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present
Secretary, 2004
Board of Directors, 2000 - 2003

The Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1993 - Present

American Association for Justice (AAJ), 1998 - Present

The American Bar Association (ABA), 2003 - Present

South Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2001 - Present

Certification/Specialties

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar, 1995

Published Works

"Does Campbell vs. State Farm Signal the End for a Large Punitive Damage Award in an Insurance Bad Faith Case?", Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association Publication, Briefings, Volume 4, Issue 9, Summer, 2004

Representative Cases

Delmas v. Harris, 806 So. 2d 578 (Fla. App. 4 Dist. 2002)
Saenz v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 861 So. 2d 64 (Fla. App. 3 Dist. 2003)
Family Care Center, P.A. v. Truck Ins. Exchange, 875 So. 2d 750 (Fla. App. 4 Dist. 2004)
Kennedy v. Health Options, Inc., 329 F. Supp. 2d 1314 (S.D. Fla. 2004)
Lutz v. Protective Life Ins. Co., 328 F. Supp. 2d 1350 (S.D. Fla. 2004)
Marlin v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 761 So. 2d 380 (Fla. App. 4 Dist. 2000)
Carenza v. Sun Intern. Hotels, Ltd., 699 So. 2d 830 (Fla. App. 4 Dist. 1997)
Travelers Indemnity Ins. Co. of Illinois v. Meadows MRI, No. 4D04-1702 ( )
Larshan v. Principal Life Ins. Co., No. 4D03-4824 ( )
Dadeland Depot, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 2004 WL 2029765 (11th Cir. 2004) 

Classes/Seminars Taught

  • "Cross Examination of the IME in a Low Impact Auto Collision", Fall Advanced Trial Skills Seminar, AFTL, Orlando, Florida, November 19, 1998
  • "Winning the Downcoding & Late Payment Wars", Palm Beach County Medical Society Seminar, PBCMS, Boca Raton, Florida, April 12, 2000
  • "Use of Motions in Limine at Trial", Auto Negligence Seminar, AFTL, Miami, Florida, July 27, 2000
  • "Homeowner's Claims", 2002 Insurance Seminar, AFTL, Lauderdale, Florida, September 20, 2002
  • "Homeowner's Insurance Claims", Insurance Issues in the New Millennium, Orlando, Florida, September 21, 2001
  • "Homeowner's, Health and Disability Insurance Bad Faith", Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, AFTL, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 21, 2001
  • "Proving Damages - Including Punitive and Bad Faith Damages", Proving Damages Seminar, AFTL, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 14, 2003
  • "Bad Faith and Punitive Damages: The Most Recent Court Decisions, Developments, and Trends...and How They Should Impact the Strategy for Your Next Disability Case", The Seventh National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims, American Conference Institute, Boston, MA, June 10, 2004