
Benjamin Older
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Licensed for 16 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Child custody
Language
Spanish English
About
Richard T. DePippo is a member of the firm’s Marital and Family Law Practice Group.Rick has practiced exclusively in the areas of Marital and Family Law since 2005. He approaches each case with a keen understanding of the unique emotional and financial consequences his client is facing. He works hard to be fair and efficient and to avoid protracted legal battles, but he never loses sight of his ultimate role as an aggressive advocate. Rick’s primary goal in all of his cases is to work openly and honestly with his client to ensure the best long-term outcome for the client and his or her children.Prior to joining Older Lundy Alvarez & Koch in 2011, Rick worked in Tampa and the surrounding counties and handled hundreds of marital and family law matters ranging from divorce cases involving complex financial issues to paternity and child support disputes. With all of this experience, he has spent countless hours in the courtroom and become a very strong litigator.Rick is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Family Law Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and a member of the Family Law Section Executive Council. He earned his B.S. degree from Saint Leo University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Stetson College of Law in 2004.
Practices Areas
Child custody
Child support
Divorce and separation
Family
Language
Spanish English
Contact
Reviews
I hired Mr. DePippo for my paternity case after two other attorneys were unable to execute my case. Richard is very professional and thorough. I was very impressed with all dealings with him and the firm he is with. Very highly recommended.
I can't say enough good things about Rick. He is extremely aggressive at achieving the best outcome for his clients. He truly cares and empathizes with what they are going through. He is spectacular in the courtroom and gets things done. He settled the longest running case in Pinellas County, my case, which speaks for itself. In fourteen years of litigation, I have experienced most of the top attorneys of the Tampa Bay area. Rick is at the top of my list!
Rick is an outstanding attorney and I would highly recommend him. He is honest in his expectations and doesn’t overpromise. Rick took the time to get to know my custody situation thoroughly. It was a high complexity case with several expert witnesses and Rick did an amazing job. Throughout the case, he encouraged working collaboratively with my ex-husband to avoid incurring the extra costs associated with a trial and to get the best situation for our daughter. Never did I feel that Rick was only looking to make money. I know he sincerely cares for my daughter’s wellbeing and my best interests. I found an attorney who exemplifies integrity, honesty and a genuine concern for his clients. I wouldn’t consider using anyone else for family law.
Rick has always been honest with us about the process, the law, and possible outcomes. He has always worked with integrity and we trust him to work within the law and protect our interests to the best of his ability.
I hired Mr. DePippo for my divorce case. After providing his firm with close to $20,000 in legal fees and almost a year after filing for divorce, I had not been paid a dime in child support and was even ordered to pay 75% of my ex's attorney's fees. At no point did he inform me that I had to take a Parenting class before we could get a trial date for my divorce which cost me another year because the Judge's docket was full by the time I took the class two weeks later. It took me a total of almost 3 years to finally get a divorce. Thank goodness I got rid of him and found a lawyer that was willing to take my case for a fixed price. I would have been bankrupt if I would have had to pay his fees as well as my ex's attorney's fees! His strategy is to "rack up the charges until they break".
I hired Mr. DePippo for my paternity case after two other attorneys were unable to execute my case. Richard is very professional and thorough. I was very impressed with all dealings with him and the firm he is with. Very highly recommended.
I can't say enough good things about Rick. He is extremely aggressive at achieving the best outcome for his clients. He truly cares and empathizes with what they are going through. He is spectacular in the courtroom and gets things done. He settled the longest running case in Pinellas County, my case, which speaks for itself. In fourteen years of litigation, I have experienced most of the top attorneys of the Tampa Bay area. Rick is at the top of my list!
Rick is an outstanding attorney and I would highly recommend him. He is honest in his expectations and doesn’t overpromise. Rick took the time to get to know my custody situation thoroughly. It was a high complexity case with several expert witnesses and Rick did an amazing job. Throughout the case, he encouraged working collaboratively with my ex-husband to avoid incurring the extra costs associated with a trial and to get the best situation for our daughter. Never did I feel that Rick was only looking to make money. I know he sincerely cares for my daughter’s wellbeing and my best interests. I found an attorney who exemplifies integrity, honesty and a genuine concern for his clients. I wouldn’t consider using anyone else for family law.
Rick has always been honest with us about the process, the law, and possible outcomes. He has always worked with integrity and we trust him to work within the law and protect our interests to the best of his ability.
I hired Mr. DePippo for my divorce case. After providing his firm with close to $20,000 in legal fees and almost a year after filing for divorce, I had not been paid a dime in child support and was even ordered to pay 75% of my ex's attorney's fees. At no point did he inform me that I had to take a Parenting class before we could get a trial date for my divorce which cost me another year because the Judge's docket was full by the time I took the class two weeks later. It took me a total of almost 3 years to finally get a divorce. Thank goodness I got rid of him and found a lawyer that was willing to take my case for a fixed price. I would have been bankrupt if I would have had to pay his fees as well as my ex's attorney's fees! His strategy is to "rack up the charges until they break".
I hired Mr. DePippo for my paternity case after two other attorneys were unable to execute my case. Richard is very professional and thorough. I was very impressed with all dealings with him and the firm he is with. Very highly recommended.
I can't say enough good things about Rick. He is extremely aggressive at achieving the best outcome for his clients. He truly cares and empathizes with what they are going through. He is spectacular in the courtroom and gets things done. He settled the longest running case in Pinellas County, my case, which speaks for itself. In fourteen years of litigation, I have experienced most of the top attorneys of the Tampa Bay area. Rick is at the top of my list!
Rick is an outstanding attorney and I would highly recommend him. He is honest in his expectations and doesn’t overpromise. Rick took the time to get to know my custody situation thoroughly. It was a high complexity case with several expert witnesses and Rick did an amazing job. Throughout the case, he encouraged working collaboratively with my ex-husband to avoid incurring the extra costs associated with a trial and to get the best situation for our daughter. Never did I feel that Rick was only looking to make money. I know he sincerely cares for my daughter’s wellbeing and my best interests. I found an attorney who exemplifies integrity, honesty and a genuine concern for his clients. I wouldn’t consider using anyone else for family law.
Rick has always been honest with us about the process, the law, and possible outcomes. He has always worked with integrity and we trust him to work within the law and protect our interests to the best of his ability.
I hired Mr. DePippo for my divorce case. After providing his firm with close to $20,000 in legal fees and almost a year after filing for divorce, I had not been paid a dime in child support and was even ordered to pay 75% of my ex's attorney's fees. At no point did he inform me that I had to take a Parenting class before we could get a trial date for my divorce which cost me another year because the Judge's docket was full by the time I took the class two weeks later. It took me a total of almost 3 years to finally get a divorce. Thank goodness I got rid of him and found a lawyer that was willing to take my case for a fixed price. I would have been bankrupt if I would have had to pay his fees as well as my ex's attorney's fees! His strategy is to "rack up the charges until they break".
I hired Mr. DePippo for my paternity case after two other attorneys were unable to execute my case. Richard is very professional and thorough. I was very impressed with all dealings with him and the firm he is with. Very highly recommended.
I can't say enough good things about Rick. He is extremely aggressive at achieving the best outcome for his clients. He truly cares and empathizes with what they are going through. He is spectacular in the courtroom and gets things done. He settled the longest running case in Pinellas County, my case, which speaks for itself. In fourteen years of litigation, I have experienced most of the top attorneys of the Tampa Bay area. Rick is at the top of my list!
Rick is an outstanding attorney and I would highly recommend him. He is honest in his expectations and doesn’t overpromise. Rick took the time to get to know my custody situation thoroughly. It was a high complexity case with several expert witnesses and Rick did an amazing job. Throughout the case, he encouraged working collaboratively with my ex-husband to avoid incurring the extra costs associated with a trial and to get the best situation for our daughter. Never did I feel that Rick was only looking to make money. I know he sincerely cares for my daughter’s wellbeing and my best interests. I found an attorney who exemplifies integrity, honesty and a genuine concern for his clients. I wouldn’t consider using anyone else for family law.
Rick has always been honest with us about the process, the law, and possible outcomes. He has always worked with integrity and we trust him to work within the law and protect our interests to the best of his ability.
I hired Mr. DePippo for my divorce case. After providing his firm with close to $20,000 in legal fees and almost a year after filing for divorce, I had not been paid a dime in child support and was even ordered to pay 75% of my ex's attorney's fees. At no point did he inform me that I had to take a Parenting class before we could get a trial date for my divorce which cost me another year because the Judge's docket was full by the time I took the class two weeks later. It took me a total of almost 3 years to finally get a divorce. Thank goodness I got rid of him and found a lawyer that was willing to take my case for a fixed price. I would have been bankrupt if I would have had to pay his fees as well as my ex's attorney's fees! His strategy is to "rack up the charges until they break".