In Memory of a Great Florida Lawyer and Litigator, 1948–2011

William M. Rishoi
Partner

Areas of practice

Securities arbitration Securities litigation

Business litigation Business law

Admitted to practice

• Florida, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Awards

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Education

• Florida State University, J.D., 1980
• Florida State University, M.S., 1971
• Florida State University, B.S., 1970

Certifications

• FINRA Arbitrator
• Certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Court Mediator

Professional memberships

• Business Law Section, The Florida Bar
• American Bar Association
  Business Law Section
  General Practice Section
  Litigation Section
  Committee on the Federal Regulation of Securities
  Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation

Representative cases

• Interstate Sec Corp. v. Hayes Corp., 920 F.2d 769 (11th Cir. 1991)
• Gianelli Money Purchase Plan and Trust v. ADM Investor Serv., 146 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 1998) cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1016 (1998)
• Crosby v. Lewis, 523 So.2d 1155 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988)
• Rehabilitation Advisors, Inc. v. Floyd, 601 So.2d 1286 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992)