


Brian G. Rich
Partner
Tallahassee
850-521-6725
brich@bergersingerman.com
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Brian Rich leads complex Chapter 11 negotiations and out-of-court reorganizations. He has overseen numerous large-scale cases with claims ranging from $100 million to over $1.5 billion. Brian represents bankruptcy trustees in fraud-related cases where he fights for victims of Ponzi schemes and rampant real estate fraud. He also advises real estate developers in real estate workouts and restructurings and represents clients seeking to purchase assets from troubled entities and loan portfolios.
The four tenets of Brian’s work ethic are: loyalty, success, accessibility, and hard work. He showcased his dedication to the latter during the most recent economic crisis. He devoted a substantial portion of his practice to representing developers and borrowers in out-of-court restructuring matters throughout Florida. These included loan negotiations, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, and settlements of guarantee claims.
While emotions and passions often run high in bankruptcy proceedings, Brian believes it is essential for clients to feel comfortable and willing to confide honestly and vulnerably in their representation vulnerably. Ultimately what matters most is gaining a client’s trust. These practices have proved successful, as a substantial portion of Brian’s clients continues to reach out to the firm with repeat business and referrals. According to Brian, being a reliable, assertive lawyer is a given part of the job; what matters most to him is gaining a client’s trust.
Having worked all across the country, Brian now primarily shares his expertise with Florida clients, focusing on the Florida Panhandle. His experience and compassion meld together to help ensure that no struggling business or individual who approaches him will ever go unheard.

Brian Rich leads complex Chapter 11 negotiations and out-of-court reorganizations. He has overseen numerous large-scale cases with claims ranging from $100 million to over $1.5 billion. Brian represents bankruptcy trustees in fraud-related cases where he fights for victims of Ponzi schemes and rampant real estate fraud. He also advises real estate developers in real estate workouts and restructurings and represents clients seeking to purchase assets from troubled entities and loan portfolios.
The four tenets of Brian’s work ethic are: loyalty, success, accessibility, and hard work. He showcased his dedication to the latter during the most recent economic crisis. He devoted a substantial portion of his practice to representing developers and borrowers in out-of-court restructuring matters throughout Florida. These included loan negotiations, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, and settlements of guarantee claims.
While emotions and passions often run high in bankruptcy proceedings, Brian believes it is essential for clients to feel comfortable and willing to confide honestly and vulnerably in their representation vulnerably. Ultimately what matters most is gaining a client’s trust. These practices have proved successful, as a substantial portion of Brian’s clients continues to reach out to the firm with repeat business and referrals. According to Brian, being a reliable, assertive lawyer is a given part of the job; what matters most to him is gaining a client’s trust.
Having worked all across the country, Brian now primarily shares his expertise with Florida clients, focusing on the Florida Panhandle. His experience and compassion meld together to help ensure that no struggling business or individual who approaches him will ever go unheard.

- Debtor Counsel to National Automobile Lenders, Inc.
- Debtor Counsel to Campbellton-Graceville Hospital Corporation
- Debtor Counsel to Bermo Enterprises
- Debtor Counsel to AT&T Latin America
- Debtor Counsel to Aloha Airlines in their two Chapter 11 cases (filed in Honolulu HI)
- Debtor Counsel to Pharmed Group Holdings and its subsidiaries
- Debtor Counsel to CDS Manufacturing, Inc.
- Debtor Counsel to American Home Builders
- Counsel to Home Bancshares Inc in its acquisition of Premier Bank Holding Company
- Counsel to Real Estate Developers in distress situations throughout the State
- Counsel to Bankruptcy Trustees
- Lender counsel in Renata Resort's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
- Counsel to Bankruptcy Trustee in the Loraine Brooke, Inc. case in which the rights to the book "If I Did It" related to the O.J. Simpson murder trial were sold

- Chambers & Partners USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Bankruptcy Restructuring, 2007-2023
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2014-2023
- Best Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Lawyer of the Year (Tallahassee), 2020
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2008-2022
- Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2005-2013, 2015-2016
- Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Middle Market) for HearUSA, M&A Advisor's 6th Annual Turnarounds Awards, 2012
- America's Leading Business Lawyers in 2007
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ rated

- Tallahassee Bar Association Pro-Bono Program (2006-Present)
- CARE (Credit Abuse Resistance Education) Program (2007-2011)
- President of the Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association (2012-2013)
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida

Forty-Three Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 18, 2022
Twenty-three Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
June 27, 2022
39 Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 19, 2021
Nineteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
June 24, 2021
March 29, 2021
Thirty-Five Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 19, 2020
Twenty-Seven Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2020 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
June 8, 2020
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2019
Twenty-Eight Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2019 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
May 29, 2019
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for Sixteenth Consecutive Year
April 24, 2019
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2018
Washington County News quotes Brian Rich in, "CGH Trustee: ‘Our neighbor stepped up and helped us"
July 31, 2018
Tallahassee Democrat: Briefcase: July 8
July 8, 2018
Thirty-One Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2018 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
June 17, 2018
June 3, 2018
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for 15th Consecutive Year
May 2, 2018
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2017
Thirty-Two Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2017 Super Lawyers Florida Edition
June 8, 2017
Berger Singerman Receives High Marks by Chambers USA for Fourteenth Consecutive Year
May 29, 2017
Twenty-Eight Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2017 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2016
Twelve Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2016 Edition of Florida Trend
June 21, 2016
Thirty-Six Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2016 Super Lawyers Florida Edition
June 13, 2016
Berger Singerman Receives High Marks by Chambers USA for Thirteenth Consecutive Year
June 1, 2016

August 20, 2018
South Florida Legal Guide, "What to Watch Out For – Diagnosing a Distressed Hospital"
January 7, 2018
Becker's Hospital Review, "What to watch out for – Diagnosing a distressed hospital"
June 28, 2017

Collaboration is Key to Successful Opportunity Zone Development in Florida
March 18, 2019
Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017 – Big Changes for Big Banks
April 16, 2017
"Money for Nothing, but the Checks for Free" – Free Money for Fiduciaries
September 18, 2016
Approval of Bankruptcy Settlements – No Evidentiary Hearing Required
February 15, 2016

J.D., University of Miami School of Law
B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, Temple University

Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida