About
Richard is an experienced and skilled attorney working within the Charlottesville, Virginia workplace of Allen & Allen. He has dedicated his profession to fighting for justice for his clients, guided by using a novel philosophy: the case belongs to the customer. Richard makes a speciality of quite a few private injury topics, consisting of wrongful loss of life, car and tractor trailer injuries, and accidents concerning under the influence of alcohol drivers.
After receiving his regulation degree from the University of Virginia, Richard labored as a public defender in New York City for 13 years. He returned to Virginia in 2000 and maintains to litigate instances inside the Commonwealth.
Richard is AV Preeminent rated with the aid of Martindale Hubbell, the highest score to be had. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor reserved for lawyers who've done trial verdicts of $1 million or greater. He has been venerated through the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association for work on pal of the court briefs to the Supreme Court of Virginia. He has presented at various seminars and has posted several articles in the Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
Richard may be very concerned in the Charlottesville network. He serves at the board of the Albemarle County Service Authority. Richard is also an performing board member for the Jefferson Swim League and Madison House and has served as President for each corporations.
Richard is married and has two kids. His spouse, Andrea, is likewise an lawyer and works for UVA because the Director of Virginia Status. Richard has traveled appreciably and has visited several international locations which includes Vietnam, Bali, Turkey, Nicaragua, and Cuba. In his spare time, he may be located swimming, cycling, journeying, and dining out together with his spouse.
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Experience
- Trial Lawyer
Allen, Allen, Allen and Allen
2017 - Shareholder
Lenhart Pettit
2008 - Trial Lawyer
Richmond and Fishburne
2004 - Trial attorney
Wyatt & Armstrong
2001 - Supervising Lawyer
Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division
1994 - Trial Lawyer
Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division
1987
Educations
Graduation year: 1984
Graduation year: 1980
