Greenberg Traurig’s McCrea Named Chair of Florida Bar Board

Richard C. McCrea Jr., a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Tampa office, has been appointed chairman of The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. McCrea served as Vice Chair of the Board since 2009.

McCrea is a member of Greenberg’s labor and employment practice in Tampa. He is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as a Civil Trial Lawyer and Labor and Employment Lawyer, specializing in employment, civil rights, and restrictive covenant litigation. He is also Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

The BLSE oversees all of The Florida Bar’s board certification and legal education programs. Only 5 percent of Florida Bar members have earned board certification in one or more legal specialties. Now in its 27^th year, the board certification program has 24 certification areas.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1,800 attorneys serving clients from more than 30 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.