Scott N. Richardson

Scott Richardson has over 40 years experience representing individuals charged with or being investigated for the commission of criminal offenses. He has handled many high profile cases which have received national attention. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the premier trial lawyers organization in the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is limited to one per cent of the lawyers in any individual state, and is offered only to those who have been thoroughly investigated and found to have demonstrated the very highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism and collegiality. In addition, Mr. Richardson has maintained the preeminent AV rating from Martindale Hubbell each year since 1993. He has taught courses in criminal law to students in Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. He served from 2012 to 2017 on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, which administers the Florida Bar Exam and investigates the character and fitness of all applicants to the Florida Bar. From 2016 to 2017, he served as Chair of the Board. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Scott N. Richardson included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell for 25 consecutive years Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Recipient, Pro Bono Community Service Award, Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society and Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1990 Recipient, Pro Bono Family Advocacy Award, Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society and Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2001 The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers 2016 Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year – Criminal Defense: White Collar West Palm Beach for 2019” by Best Lawyers Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2017 - 2020 Other Sources of Feedback About Scott N. Richardson Included on the 2026Florida Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list

• Sole Practitioner

• Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, Assistant State Attorney, 1978 - 1981
• Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, Chief Assistant State Attorney, 2010 - 2012
• Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 2012 - 2017

• Gerald Bennett Prosecutor/ Public Defender Trial Training Program of the Criminal Law Section of the Florida Bar, Member of the Faculty, 1993 - 2016
• Visiting Prof -Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Center for Int'l Legal Studies, 2006 - 2009
• Representative Clients
• Obtained an acquittal at trial for defending a woman charged with the murder of her husband using a “Battered Spouse” defense
• Obtained an acquittal at trial for defending a police officer charged with murder in the death of a detainee
• Successfully defended a deputy charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a motorist who was in the process of assaulting the deputy
• Successfully defended a jail guard charged with manslaughter in the death of an inmate

• Florida, 1978
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• Specialties and Certifications
• Board Certified in Criminal Law, Florida Bar, 1996 - Present

• Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions 2004-2009 and 2014-2015
• Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member)
• Palm Beach Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• American College of Trial Lawyers, 2010 - Present (Fellow)
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2016 - Present (Member)