Background
Gelb, Richard Mark was born on June 12, 1947 in New York City. Son of Harold Seymour and Sylvia Mildred (Miller) Gelb.
Gelb, Richard Mark was born on June 12, 1947 in New York City. Son of Harold Seymour and Sylvia Mildred (Miller) Gelb.
New York University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Boston College (Juris Doctor, 1973). Pi Sigma Alpha.
Worked at Gelb & Gelb Limited Liability Partnership (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts. Arbitrations. Business, Securities, Intellectual Property, Domestic Relations and Family and Probate Law Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Massachusetts.
1975, New York, District of Columbia, United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1977, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. Pi Sigma Alpha.
Contributing Author: Book, Ethical Lawyering in Massachusetts (Company-Author, Chapter 20, "Ethical Issues for Civil Litigators"), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated., c. 1992, 1995; Book, Superior Court Civil Practice Manual (Company-Author, "Written Advocacy in Superior Court"), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated., 1997.
Author: Articles, "How to Recover Use and Occupancy Fees," 8 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 1980. "A Method for Organizing Your Civil Litigation Files," Trial Diplomacy Journal, Spring 1980.
"The Unreliability of Children"s Expression of Preference in Domestic Relations Litigation: A Legal Approach," 69 Massachusetts Law Review 10, March 1984.
"How to Prepare a Plaintiff"s Trial Notebook," Trial Diplomacy Journal, Winter 1984. "Standard Paragraphs in Interrogatories (with Forms)," 28 The Practical Lawyer 51, 1982, reprinted in The Practical Lawyer"s Manual on Pre-Trial Preparation Number. 2, 1986; "Federal Civil Practice: Analysis of Local Rules Changes," 19 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 613, December 17, 1990.
"Counsel, Client, Court and Costs: Perspective," Boston Business Journal, Volume 10, Number.
25, p. 10, August 13, 1990. "The Federal Court"s New Expense and Delay Reduction Plan in Review," Massachusetts Bar Association Civil Litigation Section News, Volume XIV, Number.
3, April 1992. "The Importance of Using an Outside Expert in Litigation," Grant Thornton Securities & Commodities Highlights, Volume 4, Number.
2, Spring 1994; "The Work Product Doctrine in the Corporate Setting," Massachusetts Bar Association Civil Litigation Section News, Volume 16, Number. 3, May 1994; "Commercial Arbitration: Selecting the Arbitrators and Presenting the Case," 6 Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education: The Best of MCLE Journal 2, February 1995.
Company-Author: "The Massachusetts Wrongful Death Acting," 13 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 9878, April 15, 1985. "Focus on the Statute of Frauds - Section 4: A Pitfall for the Unwary Creditor," 18 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 5, August 13, 1990.
"Directors" and Officers" Liability Insurance," 19 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2141, August, 1991.
"The Accountant"s Role in Presenting a Company"s Financial Statements," 22 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2179, June 27, 1994. Case Comments: "Criminal Law - Forfeiture of Automobile Subject to Security Interest," 67 Massachusetts Law Review 43, Winter 1982. "Civil Procedure - Effect of Failure of Party to Respond to Request for Admission of Facts," 68 Massachusetts Law Review 89, June 1983.
"Tort Law - Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Employees" Establishment of Competing Business - Measure of Damages," 69 Massachusetts Law Review 93, June 1984.
Teaching and Seminars: Company-chair and Panelist, "Shareholder Disputes in Closely-held Corporations," Massachusetts Bar Association, Fall and Spring 1993. Panelist: "Securities Litigation and Arbitration," The Greater Boston Society of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners Quarterly Educational Seminar, Spring 1993.
Panelist, "Use of Experts," National Association of Securities Dealers, Incorporated."s Training for Securities Arbitrators, September 1993. "How to Protect Corporate Information When Investigating and Responding to Pre-litigation Claims," Massachusetts Bar Association"s Business Law and Civil Litigation Sections, New England Corporate Counsel Association and Center for Law and Technology at Boston University School of Law, March 1994.
"Securities Arbitration-Training the Litigant," American Arbitration Association, April 1994.
"Statute of Limitations for Section 10(b) Actions and the SROS" Eligibility Rule," Fourth Annual New England Securities Conference, Bar Associations of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont (June 1994). Company-Chair and Panelist, "A Practical Skills Course in Commercial Arbitration," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated. (October 1994). Panelist: "Arbitrating Securities Industry Disputes," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated.
(July 1995 and August 1996).
"Handling Securities and Exchange Commission Investigations," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated. (August 1997); Superior Court Civil Practice," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated.
(June 1997). Associate, Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York, New York, 1975-1977.
Member: Boston (Member: Civil Litigation Section, 1979. Securities Litigation Committee, 1984.
Company-Chair, Broker-Dealer Subcommittee, 1993. Member: Business Litigation Committee, 1987.
Federal Practice Committee, 1990.
Fee Disputes Committee, 1984-1986. Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, 1996). Massachusetts (Member, Civil Litigation Section Council, 1994.
Chair, Business Litigation Committee, 1992-1994.
Member: Civil Litigation Section, 1979. Federal and State Bench-Bar Forum Committees, 1992.
Committee on Professional Ethics, 1991-1996. High Technology Committee, 1996.
Associate Editor, Massachusetts Law Review, 1981-1987), Federal and American (Member: Litigation Section, 1979.
Securities Litigation Committee, 1985. Business Tort Litigation Committee, 1989. Trial Practice Committee, 1992) Bar Associations.
American Intellectual Property Law and Boston Patent.
Board of Trustees, American Inns of Court Foundation, 1994. Boston Inn of Court (President, 1993-1994).
Life Member, Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Gelb & Gelb Limited Liability Partnership specializes in the resolution of disputes involving business, securities, intellectual property and family and probate law issues through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation in federal and state courts.
The firm is included in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Member: Boston (Member: Civil Litigation Section, 1979. Securities Litigation Committee, 1984. Company-Chair, Broker-Dealer Subcommittee, 1993.
Member: Business Litigation Committee, 1987.
Federal Practice Committee, 1990. Fee Disputes Committee, 1984-1986.
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, 1996). Massachusetts (Member, Civil Litigation Section Council, 1994.
Chair, Business Litigation Committee, 1992-1994.
Member: Civil Litigation Section, 1979. Federal and State Bench-Bar Forum Committees, 1992. Committee on Professional Ethics, 1991-1996.
High Technology Committee, 1996.
Associate Editor, Massachusetts Law Review, 1981-1987), Federal and American (Member: Litigation Section, 1979. Securities Litigation Committee, 1985.
Business Tort Litigation Committee, 1989. Trial Practice Committee, 1992) Bar Associations.
American Intellectual Property Law and Boston Patent.
Board of Trustees, American Inns of Court Foundation, 1994. Boston Inn of Court (President, 1993-1994). Life Member, Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
Married Gail Kleven, July 29, 1973. 1 child, Daniel Kleven.