Setting Records & Making History Since 1988
We’re proud of the strong relationships we’ve built with our clients and each other in Gainesville and surrounding areas.
1984
Robert Rush interns at the State Attorney’s Office
His first job as a lawyer was at the Eighth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office, where he built a reputation for trying cases. Mr. Rush went in to private practice in 1987 and opened his own office a year later in a small shared rental space.
1984
1995
Robert Rush buys the building at 726 NE 1st Street
Successfully building a practice, in 1995 Robert bought the building at 726 NE 1st Street, which at that time was abandoned and run down. Robert restored the building, put up his shingle as the “Law Office of Robert A. Rush,” and planted a garden in the courtyard.
1995
1998
The Robert A. Rush, P.A. is founded
In 1998 the law office became Robert A. Rush, P.A.
1998
2000
Marian Rush joins the firm
In 2000, Robert’s sister, Marian Rush, a successful large-firm civil lawyer in Tampa, decided to join her big brother’s firm.
2000
2008
Robert Rush buys the building at 11 SE 2nd Ave
When the firm and support staff needed more room, Robert Rush bought the dilapidated and burned-out historic building at 11 SE 2nd Ave. In 2008, after two years of meticulous reconstruction, Robert A. Rush, P.A. moved into the current historic three-story office.
2008
2018
Steven Frisco joins the firm
In 2018, attorney Steven Frisco joined the firm after serving for over 11 years as a prosecutor with the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office.
2018
2020
The firm becomes Rush & Frisco Law
The firm continues to handle many of the most complex and challenging auto accident, personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense cases in Gainesville and the surrounding communities.
2020
