Richard DeNapoli is a self-made attorney and businessman who never had anything handed to him. He is the Chief Trust Officer of a Florida Based Trust Company that manages over $2 billion in assets. His political activism goes back more than 20 years, and he was one of President Trump’s earliest supporters in Broward County, and the only known former elected Republican Party Official in Broward to endorse President Trump’s campaign before the Florida Primary in 2016. Richard served as the Master of Ceremonies at President Trump’s March 2016 South Florida rally.
Richard is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law (2008, LL.M., Estate Planning), Fordham Law School (2002, J.D.) and New York University (1999, B.A., Politics; B.A. Italian). He licensed to practice law in Florida.
In 2007, Richard DeNapoli was appointed as a Commissioner to the Florida Real Estate Commission (“FREC”), and subsequently reappointed when that term was up. Both of his appointments to the FREC were confirmed by the Florida Senate.
He was unanimously elected to serve as the Chairman of the Florida Real Estate Commission from 2010-2011, and he continued to serve on the Commission for two terms over six years through December 2013. Richard also served as the Treasurer and Chairman ofhis local Republican Party where he grew up.
A native of Florida, Richard DeNapoli cares deeply about foster care issues, and spent about a year in foster care before being adopted by his maternal grandparents.
Richard served as a prosecutor in Orange County, Florida for a short time after law school, prosecuting third degree felonies, before returning to South Florida to care for his grandmother when his grandfather passed away in June 2003.
In addition to being a Licensed Attorney, Realtor, Mortgage Broker and Notary, Richard has also been successful in obtaining his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM) certification. He worked as a Trust and Investment Officer for five years at a Fortune 500 Trust Company on a team with $1.8 Billion assets under management providing services to high net worth individuals. He currently works in Management at a Florida based Trust company.
Prior to working in the Trust industry, Richard practiced law successfully in his own practice – making a payroll and helping to create jobs. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to start his business and was the catalyst for his work helping others secure their financial future.