Richard P. Green

Shareholder | St. Petersburg

Richard Green has extensive litigation experience in a variety of areas such as real property, commercial, riparian rights and environmental matters. He represents various public and private entities in litigation in both federal, state, and administrative forums.

Green also represents various types of clients in all matters of real estate transactions including acquisition, sale, and closing administration. Due to his unique qualifications and licenses, Green is able to assist families who need to transfer real estate through probate.

Areas of Practice

Construction Litigation
Environmental Litigation
Administrative Litigation
Professional License Investigations
Riparian Rights
Environmental Permitting matters

Publications and Presentations

Florida's Beach Battles - Bickering and Brouhahas Over Boundaries, December 2025
Building Dreams, Defending Rights: Legal Victory in Florida Gulf Coast Dispute, October 2025
Permit Challenges - Providing Notice and The Challenge Period, September 2025
Permit Challenges: An Update Regarding Notice and Challenge Period, July 2025
Riparian Rights Upland Owners Beware: Protecting Your Rights May Have Gotten More Difficult, September 2024
Riparian Rights and Surveying: An Introduction for Developing Riparian Lines, July 2024
Black History Month: Take Stock in How Far We Have Come, Pledge to Do Better, Sun-Sentinel, February 2023
Riparian Rights in Florida – 2021 Update, LLW Lunch & Learn, April 2021
Riparian Rights in Florida – 2020 Update, LLW Lunch & Learn, November 2020
DEFENSE v. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE: FORM OVER SUBSTANCE - A review of Russell v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., October 2020
Get It In Writing… They Said: Contracting For Non-Lawyers, March 2020
Recent Developments in Riparian Rights, LLW Lunch & Learn, June 2019
What is the “Seller Multiple Counter Offer”?, November 2018
To Represent or Not, Minority Trial Lawyer, ABA Section of Litigation, September 2017
What to do if new regulation limits your vacation rental value, co-authored with Nicole Poot, August 2016

Professional, Civic and Community Involvement

Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER) Member; Membership Diversity Enhancement Program Recipient, 2016-2017; Leadership Development Program 2022; Litigation Committee, Co-Chair 2022-2023
The Florida Bar, Member: Administrative Law Section, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Trial Lawyers Section
St. Petersburg Bar Association, Member 2018-Present
Manatee County Bar Association, Member 2016-Present, Manatee County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board Member, 2017-2018
Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center, Board Member, 2018-Present
Florida Gulf Coast Commercial Association of Realtors, Member
REALTOR
Manatee/Sarasota My Florida Regional MLS, Member
Harrison Ranch CDD Supervisor, 2016-2020, Chairman of the Board 2019-2020
Leadership Manatee, Class of 2017
Blackstone Legal Fellow, 2008
The Kentucky Bar Association, Member 2010

Awards and Recognitions

Florida Super Lawyer, Administrative Law; Environmental Litigation; Real Estate, 2026
Tampa Magazine Top Lawyers List, Administrative/Regulatory Law and Environmental Litigation, 2024-Present
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation and Real Estate Law, 2024-Present
Florida Rising Stars, Administrative Law; Environmental Litigation; Real Estate, 2020-2025

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Education

J.D., Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, 2010
B.S., University of Louisville, 2007