Richard P. Pravato
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar since 2004, and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Injury cases exclusively since 1996.
Richard is the managing attorney at the Law Offices of Wolf & Pravato. Since he began his legal career in 1996, he has exclusively represented injured people. Richard was born and raised in South Florida, which is also where he has spent his entire professional career. He attended Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Richard has been a Board-Certified Civil Trial Attorney since 2004. Board Certification is the highest measure of an attorney’s competence and experience. Fewer than 1% of Florida attorneys are Board Certified in Civil Trial law. This is the credential that matters most to an insurance company, because they know they are dealing with an experienced trial attorney. For clients, it means they have an attorney who knows how to present a case to a jury and win.
Over the last three decades, Richard has litigated hundreds of cases in courts across Florida. He has also successfully negotiated settlements in thousands of personal injury cases, and he is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, winning multiple seven-figure cases for his clients over the years.
Richard has been happily married for thirty years, and he is the proud father of two wonderful children.
Richard P. Pravato at a glance
Practice areas
- Personal injury law
- Wrongful death
- Civil trial practice
- Catastrophic injury
Bar admission
- The Florida Bar, admitted September 27, 1996 (Bar No. 86150)
Recognition
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, lifelong membership
Representative results
- $3,500,000 jury verdict, funeral home negligence
- $2,011,000 jury verdict, wrongful death on an out-of-code stairwell
- $1,387,060.58 Broward County jury verdict, propane explosion. Lead counsel with Brett Yonon, co-chaired by Alazay Ventura-Coffey
- $500,000 Fort Lauderdale settlement, funeral home body mix-up
- $300,000 Miami-Dade jury verdict, restaurant slip and fall, a Top 50 Florida premises liability verdict of 2018
Education
- Juris Doctor, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, 1996
- Graduated magna cum laude, top five percent of the class
- Dean’s List all three years, with multiple Academic Excellence awards
Memberships and certifications
- Board Certified Civil Trial Law, The Florida Bar, since 2004
- Board Certified Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- The Florida Bar Board-Certified Civil Trial Attorneys Section
- Florida Justice Association
- Broward County Justice Association
- American Association for Justice
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, lifelong member
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Broward County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Bar admission, board certifications, law school and discipline history are as published by The Florida Bar. Check Richard's record with The Florida Bar →
Articles from the newsletter
Plain-language answers to what people ask after an injury in Florida, so a reader can see who stands behind an answer before they take it.
Letter of Protection in Florida: What a Jury Is Allowed to See Now
A letter of protection lets a doctor treat you now and bill your case later. Since 2023 Florida limits what a jury hears about those bills.
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A Waymo accident in Florida has no driver to blame, so the law names the car. Who pays, what nobody owes you at the scene, and your 10-day deadline.
Oct 16, 2026 · Read it →Worst Car Insurance Companies for Paying Claims: How to Check Any Insurer Yourself
Lists of the worst car insurance companies copy one 2008 report. See the current complaint data, how to check any insurer, and what Florida law gives you.
Oct 14, 2026 · Read it →Florida Comparative Negligence: What Happens If You Are Partly at Fault
Florida comparative negligence cuts your damages by your own share of the fault, and under Fla. Stat. 768.81(6) more than 50 percent bars you entirely.
Oct 9, 2026 · Read it →Minor Car Accident With No Police Report? Florida's New $2,000 Rule
Florida raised the crash reporting limit to $2,000 on October 1, 2026. Here is what a minor car accident with no police report now means for you.
Oct 1, 2026 · Read it →Is Motorcycle Insurance Required in Florida?
Is motorcycle insurance required in Florida? No. Florida motorcycle insurance laws leave a hurt rider with no no-fault coverage, so here is what to carry.
Sep 15, 2026 · Read it →
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