Business Trial Group – Attorney
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance and Contract Disputes
  • Real Estate & Development Litigation
  • Federal Civil Trial Jurisprudence               

EXPERIENCE

Rick Bateman has recovered tens of millions of dollars for companies and individuals in over 10 states in state and federal courts. His commercial litigation spans many industries, including banking, health care, insurance, land development, savings and loans, waste management, and state and federal agencies.

His impressive knowledge of banking and land use regulations enabled him to finalize a development agreement which in 2008 moved forward construction on a $75 million property that had been mired in state and federal litigation and bureaucracy for decades.

Rick’s grasp of state and federal health regulations allowed him to successfully represent Humana Health Care and HCA in a 2003 litigation following the largest collapse of a federally funded HMO in history. Ultimately, his client, Humana, was able to purchase the assets of the HMO and utilize those assets to form the largest HMO in the state of Florida.

Inevitably, Rick has represented the famous and not so famous, including George Clinton of “P-funk” fame in his disputes regarding recording royalties. In 2009 he defended “Girls Gone Wild” producer Joe Francis in the famous ongoing legal saga in Panama City, Florida.

With the current struggles faced by the banking industry, Rick now spends a large amount of his time representing both companies and individuals, as well as banks, in disputes involving numerous business transactions.

EDUCATION

  •  J. D.,  University of Florida, 1983
  •  B.A., Davidson College, 1980

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • All U. S. District Courts in Florida, Georgia and Texas

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • The Florida Bar
  • The State Bar of Georgia
  • The State Bar of Texas
  • The American Bar Association
  • The American Trial Attorneys Association
  • The Tallahassee Bar Association


OTHER ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Rick is generous in his philanthropy and community service, having sponsored numerous charity events and promotional billboards throughout Leon County for Boys & Girls Clubs, The Alzheimer’s Project, Special Olympics and the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. His wide-ranging community involvement includes service as a member of the Executive Committees of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Council of Leon County. He has also served on the board of Special Olympics and maintains Golden Chief status with the FSU Seminole Boosters.


Rick can be reached at: FBateman@BusinessTrialGroup.com 
                                    850.521.1389 Direct

The BTG Tallahassee office is located at:         
401 E. Virginia Street
“The Chesley House”
Tallahassee FL 32301