Professional Accomplishments

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• AV-Preeminent Rated for Highest Level for Professional Excellence, Martindale-Hubbell, 2009-Present

• Marquis Who's Who in America, Biographee

• Metropolitan Miami-Dade County Fire and Rescue Commissioner, 1986 – 1990

• Vice Chairman, Miami-Dade County Fire Commission, 1988-1992

• Assisted in drafting the 1973 Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act

• Represented builders, developers, large and small, in corporate representation and litigation

• Represented developers on multi-use projects with budgets of over one billion in Florida and New York

• Has expertise in boutique hotel operation, construction management and litigation for private investors, owners and operators

• Founder of a pre-cursor organization to the Fire Rescue System of America.

• Co-founder of the Medical Commission on Human Rights, Washington (GWU), 1969-71

• Represented and acted as an advisor to the Federal Aviation Administration

• Former Host of the Richard Burton Program, Radio Show on 880 AM The Biz

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Bar Admissions

• Florida Bar, 1974

• District of Columbia Bar

• United States District for the Southern District of Florida