Richard C. Grant
Florida Bar Board Certified in Real Estate
T: (239) 514-1000
F: (239) 514-0377
E: rgrant@gfpac.com
Education
University of Florida J.D., with honors, 1972
University of Florida B.A., 1965
Bar Admissions
Florida
Court Admissions
Florida Bar
(Real Property, Probate & Trust Law, Business Law, and Environmental Law & Land Use Sections)
Professional Involvement
Florida Bar
(Real Property, Probate & Trust Law, Business Law, and Environmental Law & Land Use Sections)
Community Involvement
Southwest Florida Alliance for Economic Development,Alliance, Inc., Former Director
Economic Incubators, Inc., Former Director and Chair
Economic Development Council of Collier County, Former Director and Chair
Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Former Director, and Chair
Southwest Florida Land Preservation Trust, Director, and Former President
Boy Scouts of America, Southwest Florida Council, Former Director, and Scoutmaster
Forum Club of Collier County, Former Director
Fine Arts Society of Collier County (now United Arts Council), Former Director and President
The Moorings Park Institute, Incorporated, Director (2017-present)
Military Experience
U.S. Army infantry officer (1965-1968)
Awarded Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman Badge
Richard Grant is a founding member of the firm and has practiced law in Southwest Florida since 1979. He has been board certified in real estate by The Florida Bar since 1987, and has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, Florida Super Lawyers, and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. He has been recognized as The Best Lawyers in America “Fort Myers Area Best Lawyers Real Estate Lawyer of the Year” for 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2018 and “Fort Myers Area Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year” for 2011 and 2015. He received the 2012 Medal of Honor from Collier County Bar Association. In 2014 was recognized as the Citizen of the Year in Collier County, Florida. In 2018 he was recognized as the Lion of the Law by the judges in Collier County.
Practice Areas: Business Services Real Estate
Areas of Concentration:
Real estate development and financing
Real estate and business acquisitions and mergers
Corporate and partnership law
Construction law
Condominium law
Real property titles and land use
Attorney Publications/Presentations:
Past speaker at Florida Bar seminars
Past speaker at University of Miami Condominium Institute
Past speaker at Collier County Bar Association seminars
Co-Author, Chapter 9, Mixed-Use Communities and Mixed-Use Buildings, Florida Real Property Complex Transactions, 8th Edition (2016, 2018 and 2020 Editions)
Professional Involvement:
Florida Bar Real Estate Certification Committee (1999-2004) (2009-2015), Chair (2002-03), Chair (2014-2015)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Former Member
20th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, Former Member and Chair
Florida Bar Real Property Litigation Handbook, Former Advisor
American Bar Association Subcommittees on Time Shares and Easements, Former Chair
Collier County Bar Association, Former Director and Real Estate Attorneys Section, Chair
University of Florida College of Law Center Association, Former Trustee
Representative Experience:
Project documentation for complex urban residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments
Complex multi-tier business entity organization and re-organizations
Development, construction, and permanent real estate financing, corporate finance, and mezzanine finance
Complex construction contracts
Internal disputes within complex business entities
Sale and purchase of all types of real estate and businesses
General counsel to several substantial business entities