RICHARD M. GELB (rgelb@gelbgelb.com), a partner and co-founder of Gelb & Gelb LLP, is a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of New York, District of Columbia, United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of Connecticut, United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second and Eleventh Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.

He is a graduate of New York University (B.A. 1969) and Boston College Law School (J.D. 1973).

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Mr. Gelb represents clients in federal and state court litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings.  He concentrates in the areas of business, securities, non-competition agreements, corporate raiding and trade secrets, accountants' liability and criminal law.

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Gelb has been practicing law for over 30 years. He has tried jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts, and business and securities cases in arbitration. He was an associate in the Litigation Department of Proskauer Rose LLP in New York City where he was a member of a team of lawyers representing SCM Corporation against Xerox Corporation in a landmark antitrust case that was tried to a jury. From 1980 to 1990, Mr. Gelb's jury trials included complex plaintiffs' personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Mr. Gelb is also experienced in regulatory proceedings including those before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, self-regulatory organizations such as the NASD and NYSE (currently known as FINRA), and state administrative agencies including the Massachusetts Division of Securities and Division of Insurance. He also represents clients before the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and the Massachusetts Board of Accountancy.

RECOGNITION

Mr. Gelb is included in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory where he received the highest rating ("AV"), the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registrar of Preeminent Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, New England Super Lawyers, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law and The Best of the U.S.'s list of the Best Service Professionals in the United States under Commercial Litigation.

SPEAKING AND PUBLICATIONS

He is a frequent author and lecturer (see Publications and Seminars). He is an author of Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Manual and Ethical Lawyering in Massachusetts which are published by the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., and was an Associate Editor of the Massachusetts Law Review.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Mr. Gelb was a member of the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Leadership Council of the American Inns of Court Foundation, and the state liaison for Massachusetts. On the local level, he is a founder and was Co-President of the Suffolk University Law School Litigation American Inn of Court, and is the past President of the Boston Inn of Court. The Inns of Court promotes professionalism competence, civility and ethics in the legal profession.

At Boston College Law School, he was Vice President, Communications of the Boston College Law School Alumni Council, and Co-Chair of the Leadership Gifts Committee. Mr. Gelb received the Reverend James B. Malley, S.J. Award for service and commitment to the law school and was a recipient of the 75th BC Law Anniversary Awards.

Mr. Gelb was a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section Council, a member of the Committee on Ethics, Chair of the Business Litigation Committee, and a member of the State Bench-Bar Forum Committee. At the Boston Bar Association, he was Co-Chair of the Securities Law Committee Broker-Dealer Subcommittee, the Fee Disputes Committee, and a member of the Task Force on Civility in the Legal Profession. Mr. Gelb was Co-Chair of the Trade Secrets Committee of the Boston Patent Law Association. Mr. Gelb is a life member of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation and a member of the American Bar Association and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is also a member of Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises and the New England Legal Foundation Advisory Council.

PRESS

Mr. Gelb has been quoted by the media on issues relating to business and securities in publications such as The Boston Business Journal, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, Bureau of National Affairs, Financial Planning on Wall Street, Investment News, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Lawyers Weekly USA, The New York Times, Securities Week and The Wall Street Journal.