Rich Maltby joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2021 and is part of the Business Litigation practice group. He represents clients in Florida, the midwest, and throughout the country in areas that include business law, complex commercial litigation, local government and land use, taxation, real estate and construction, business succession and wealth planning, and probate and trust litigation. He has handled disputes in state and federal courts, appellate courts, and various arbitration and administrative forums, including the Internal Revenue Service. He has also represented clients on a national basis in the various phases of real estate development - whether custom-built homes or multi-million-dollar industrial projects, including legal due diligence on project sites, project financing, contract negotiations and performance and dispute resolution. In addition, Rich has assisted clients with business acquisitions, including asset purchases and stock sales, in a variety of industries. Rich draws on his experience in litigation and his tax training to offer unique perspectives to his clients who are evaluating and contemplating new business ventures. In many cases, his clients are closely-held enterprises that have needs for general business law services on a regular basis.
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Builders Association of North Central Florida (BANCF)
Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (Florida)
Florida Bar Association
Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)
Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors’ (GACAR)
Illinois State Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
LL.M. in Taxation, University of Florida College of Law
J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law
· Saint Louis University Law Journal, Editor
B.A. in Business and Economics, Kalamazoo College, cum laude
· With Honors
Florida
Illinois
Missouri
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
United States Tax Court
Title Agent for First American Title Insurance Company
Board Member, March of Dimes Greater Gainesville Market
Member, Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Member, Gainesville Quarterback Club
Past President, Construction Specifications Institute of Southwest Missouri
Past Board Member, Junior Achievement Springfield, Missouri Chapter
Past Board Member, Friends of Abilities First
Alumnus, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Building Trial Skills Program
Participant, Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
“The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and the Missed Opportunity to Apply the Act to Guardianships,” St. Louis U. L.J., 213 (2002)