About Richard

ABOUT RICHARD

Richard A. Fineman, Esquire

The Law Offices of Richard A. Fineman, LLC

Richard A. Fineman has nearly 30 years of extensive and diverse experience representing, counseling, and advising a diverse range of clients in a wide variety of transactional real estate and real estate finance matters. Rich has handled transactions of varying sizes and complexity across numerous industry sectors, including retail, office, industrial, port facilities, parking facilities, data centers, multi-family housing, student and military housing, condominiums, senior living facilities, P3 transactions, mixed-use developments, and numerous complex renewable energy project-financing transactions.

Before opening his own firm in late 2023 (where Rich continues to dedicate his practice to real estate and real estate financing transactions, and related matters), Rich practiced at several prominent Philadelphia-based law firms and served as in-house General Counsel for a regional property developer and manager. 

Rich is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), serves as vice chair of the ABA RPTE Section’s Property, Casualty and Non-Title Insurance Committee, and has received an AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating* by Martindale-Hubble®. Rich also served as adjunct faculty at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law for close to four years (where he taught classes on Commercial Leasing and Interviewing, Negotiating, and Counseling) and he frequently speaks at industry conferences and authors presentation materials for industry publications and continuing legal education programs, concentrating on insurance and risk management topics affecting real estate.

*AV® , AV Preeminent® , Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM and Martindale-Hubbell NotableSM are Certification Marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies.

Professional Experience

  • The Law Offices of Richard A. Fineman, LLC, Doylestown, PA.
    Founder and Sole Member: October 2023 – Present
  • Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA
    Of Counsel: October 2021-August 2023
  • Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, PA
    Of Counsel: January 2019-September 2021
  • Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA
    Of Counsel: August 2017-January 2019
  • Trefoil Properties, North Wales, PA
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
    January 2014-August 2017
  • Nachmias, Morris & Alt, P.C., Conshohocken, PA
    Attorney: March 2013 – December 2013
  • Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA
    Partner: July 2006 – March 2013
    Of Counsel: October 2003-July 2006
  • Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
    Partner: January 2002-October 2003
    Associate: April 1996-December 2001
  • Astor Weiss Kaplan & Rosenblum, Philadelphia, PA
    Associate: September 1994-April 1996
    Law Clerk: Summer 1993-Spring 1994

Professional, Educational & Community Activities

American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow 2021-Present

  • Member/Vice Chair – Insurance Committee 2022-2024
  • Member – Membership Development Committee 2024
  • Member – Climate Impact Affinity Group

American Bar Association, Member 1997-Present

  • Vice Chair – Property, Casualty and Other Non-Title Insurance Committee 2024
  • Vice Chair – Property, Casualty and Other Non-Title Insurance Committee 2017-2018
  • Chair – Property, Casualty and Other Non-Title Insurance Committee 2014-2017

     

Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law, Adjunct Faculty 2011-2014

  • Integrated Transactional Practice
  • Commercial Leasing

Philadelphia VIP, Pro Bono Representation 2019-2021

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc., Member, Board of Directors 2005-2007

Volunteer Emergency Services

  • Midway Volunteer Fire Company, Member November 2022-December 2023
  • Barren Hill Fire Company, Member 1998-2022; Volunteer Firefighter 1998-2018
  • Washington Fire Company No. 1, Member/Volunteer Firefighter August 2007-August 2008

Honors & Recognitions

  • Fellow – American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2021-Present
  • AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubble®
  • Lawyers of Distinction- “Recognizing Excellence in Real Estate Law”, 2019
  • Fellow-American Bar Foundation, Elected 2015
  • Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyers as Published in The Philadelphia Inquirer 2015

    *AV® , AV Preeminent® , Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM and Martindale-Hubbell NotableSM are Certification Marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies.