Edward M. Ricci

Background

Ricci, Edward M. was born on September 3, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Education

Catholic University of America. University of Maryland (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Johns Hopkins University (Master of Arts in Teaching, 1970).

Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1973).

Career

Worked at Ricci, Hubbard, Leopold & Frankel, P.A. (West Palm Beach, Florida) specializing in Civil Trial Practice. Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Automotive Crashworthiness, Highway Litigation, Employment Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Florida, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Author: "Safety Engineering: Explaining Hazard, Risk and Danger," Personal Injury Annual, 1979. "Federal Agencies: Information Can Make the Difference," Trial Magazine, November, 1980. "Settlement of a Products Liability Case," Settlement and Plea Bargaining, 1981.

"Proving a Design Defect Through Deposing the Defendant"s Design Engineer," Products Liability, Frumer and Friedman, Matthew Bender, 1981.

Associate Editor and Company-Author: "The Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit," 2d Edition, A Handbook of Basic Trial Advocacy, 1981. Contributing Author: "Personal Injury Deskbook," 1982.

"The Nature and Function of Warnings in Products Liability," Personal Injury Deskbook, 1984. "Discrediting a Witness on Cross Examination," Personal Injury Deskbook, 1985.

"Objective Measures of Intangible Damages," Personal Injury Review, 1987.

Faculty, National College of Advocacy, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978-1985. "Liability for Highway Design, Construction and Maintenance," Personal Injury Review, 1989. Company-Author: "A Recent History of Motor Vehicle Safety," American Trial Lawyers Association, San Diego, California, 1990.

"Looking Beyond the Routine Auto Case," Professional & Education Systems, Incorporated.

Florida Advanced Auto Torts, 1991. "When Safety Belts Aren"t Safe: A History of Auto Seat Belt Protection," 1991.

"Dealing with Federal Standards and Preemption in Automotive Product Liability Actions," Trial Diplomacy Journal, Volume 15, Number. 2, March/April 1992; "Motorists at Risk: Defective Seat Belts and Seat Backs," Trial, November, 1993.

"The Long Road to Automotive Safety," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Volume 6, Number.

4, Fall 1994. Company-Author: Sport Utility Vehicles, Vans and Pickups: Orphans of Auto Safety," Trial, November 1994. "Defective Carolina Seat Cushions," American Trial Lawyers Association Products Liability Law Reporter, April, 1995.

Company-Author: "Passive Restraints: Safe or Lethal?" American Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, New York City, July 1995.

"Evolution of The Automobile Crashworthiness Doctrine in Florida," The Florida Bar Journal, October 1995. Patron: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Member, Board of Governors, Palm Beach Opera.

Board of Directors, Hope Rural School.

Chairman, National Law Alumni Board, Georgetown University (1996-1998). Attorney"s Information Exchange Group for Automotive Crashworthiness.

Chairman, Products Liability Section, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1993-1994. Member: Palm Beach County and Federal (President, Gold Coast Chapter, 1982-1983) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar; The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers College of Diplomates.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member). Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Ricci, Hubbard, Leopold, & Frankel, P.A. is a nationally recognized trial firm which concentrates its practice in plaintiffs" personal injury.

Achievements

• Edward M. Ricci has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Governors, Palm Beach Opera. Board of Directors, Hope Rural School. Chairman, National Law Alumni Board, Georgetown University (1996-1998).

Attorney"s Information Exchange Group for Automotive Crashworthiness.

Chairman, Products Liability Section, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1993-1994. Member: Palm Beach County and Federal (President, Gold Coast Chapter, 1982-1983) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar. The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers College of Diplomates.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member). Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.