Practice Areas and Industries:
Municipal Law
Litigation
Education:
Tulane Law School, New Orleans,
Louisiana, J.D. 1977
Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1974 B.A.
Admissions:
Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District or Florida
U.S. District Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Publications and Speeches:
Dispute Settlement: Tremendous Oppurtunity,
The Barrister, Spring 1982
Resolving Disputes: An Alternate Approach
(with Jack Bierig (EDS),
Dade County Bar Journal, 1982
Resolving Disputes: An Alternate Approach,
Chicago, Illinois ABA Press, 1983
Editor, Governmental Law Symposium,
Stetson University, 1977 – 1979
Speaker – American Arbitration Association
Speaker – Florida Public Employer
Relations Association
Speaker – Florida Association of Municipal Attorneys
Lecturer – Criminal Justice Institute,
Broward County Community College
Richard Jay Weiss
Member
Broward Office (954) 763-4242
Dade Office (305) 854-0800rweiss@wsh-law.com
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Mr. Weiss is a Member of the Firm specializing in municipal law. During the past 20 years he has served as City Attorney for nearly a dozen South Florida cities and special counsel and labor counsel to many more. Prior to joining the firm, he served for seven years as Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade County. Mr. Weiss’ extensive experience includes litigation in both the state and federal trial and appellate courts. In recent years, Mr. Weiss has authored charters for many newly-created cities.
Mr. Weiss also provides advice and guidance to private sector entities seeking to do business with governments. He currently provides these services to companies such as American Airlines, the Hertz Corporation and the Miami Heat basketball franchise.
Mr. Weiss was an adjunct professor in the Department of Public Administration at Florida International University and is currently writing a textbook on Florida local government law. He is the author of numerous publications regarding dispute resolution and arbitration and is a frequent speaker on municipal law topics to groups such as the American Arbitration Association, the Florida Association of Police Legal Advisors, the Florida Public Employer Relations Association, and the Florida Association of Municipal Attorneys. He has lectured at the Criminal Justice Institute at Broward County Community College.
Professional and Community Involvement
- Florida International University Institute of Government, 1991 - 1999Chairman, Steering Committee
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1985 - 1986Director
- Union Bank of Florida, 2000 - 2005Director
- Haven Center (Home for Retarded), 1978 - 1988Director
- Dade County Public Health Trust, 1988 - 1993Trustee,
- Jackson Memorial Foundation, 1989 - 1993Chairman, Member
- Broward County Planning Council, 1995 - 2002Chairman, Member
- Broward County Charter Review Commission, 2000, 2006Member
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida, Inc., 1999Advisory Board
- Past Employment Positions:South Florida Cities, City Attorney
- Miami-Dade County, Assistant County Attorney
