Richard C. Prosser  
Richard C. Prosser
Position
Shareholder
Education
• Arizona State, summa cum laude
• Mercer University, JD 1981
Bar Admissions
• The Florida Bar (all State courts)
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth and Eleventh Circuits
Richard C. Prosser
Richard C. Prosser
Richard C. Prosser joined the Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser P.A. in 1990 after practicing law as a sole practitioner. Although regularly handling all types of bankruptcy matters, Mr. Prosser has been particularly active in the litigation of contested matters and adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court. He has significant experience representing healthcare related companies in Chapter 11. He served as law clerk to the Honorable Alexander L. Paskay, Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Middle District of Florida, 1981-1982.
HONORS & DISTINCTIONS
• Listed in "Best Lawyers in America" since 1995 in the area of Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization
• Listed, Chambers & Partners, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Insolvency Practice in Florida.
• Listed as a Florida “super lawyer” in the area of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice in all editions of “Florida Super Lawyers”
• Listed in Florida Trend's “Florida Legal Elite”
• Rated “AV” in Martindale-Hubbell
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association, Tampa Bay Chapter (past Bankruptcy Committee Chair 1998 and 1999)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (founder, past director, President and Chairman)
PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Author: “Overview of Bankruptcy,” Florida Bar publication, Florida Small Business Practice, 5th Ed. 2004.
REPRESENTATION
Richard C. Prosser has headed up the firm's representation of:
• Wm. G. Roe & Sons, Inc. and Wm. G. Roe & Company, Inc.
• Trust America Service Corp.
• River Ranch, Inc.
• Sunshine-Jr. Stores, Inc.
• Princeton Hospital, Inc.
• Psychiatric Hospitals of Florida, Inc., d/b/a Horizon Hospital
• New Dodge Management Corporation, Inc., d/b/a Harborview Hospital
• Continuum Care Services, Inc., d/b/a Sunrise Psychiatric Hospital
• GSR Development, LLC
• Bay Area Travel, Inc.
• The Alliance Foundation for Housing and Health Care, Inc.
• Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Skyway Communications Holding Corp.
• Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Esther Weisman Enterprises, Inc.
• Citicorp North America, Inc., as Agent for First Lien Term Loan in TOUSA, Inc.
PRESS RELEASES
COURT CONFIRMS PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FOR PLANFIRST FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. – AUGUST 2010
E-BRANDS RESTAURANTS, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES FILE FOR RELIEF UNDER CHAPTER 11 – JULY 30, 2010
STICHTER RIEDEL AGAIN RECEIVES HIGHEST RECOGNITION IN CHAMBERS USA 2010 GUIDE - JULY 1, 2010
ELEVEN FIRM LAWYERS RECOGNIZED AS "FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS" OR “RISING STARS” - JUNE 2010
Court Confirms Unsecured Creditors’ Committee Plan in Skyway Communications Holding Corp. - August 17, 2007
Largest Developer on Anna Maria Island, Florida, Seeks Relief in Chapter 11 - July 15, 2006
Tampa Bankruptcy Court Enters Order Confirming Consolidated Plan of Reorganization for Owner of Sonic Drive-In Restaurants - June 8, 2006