Rich concentrates on representation of major malls and supermarkets which are self-insured on Long Island.  The representation not only involves civil litigation resulting from falls, construction, auto and security related matters but also landlord/tenant matters.

As an adjunct to his representation of the malls and supermarkets, he has been involved on behalf of local municipalities in lawsuits involving road design claims, street and traffic lighting claims.

In 1995, Rich was lead attorney in the Smith v. Shell Oil, 630 N.Y.S.2d 962 (1995) case in which the Court of Appeals of the State of New York distinguished between a repair or a maintenance function in a Labor Law case involving a fall from a height, which under Labor Law 240 is a strict liability case.  This case has been followed through the years.