PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial and Business Litigation

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Products Liability

Professional Liability

Administrative Law

Accident and Personal Injury

EDUCATION

University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1973

University of Colorado, B.A., 1970

BAR ADMISSIONS

Arizona, 2001

U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2001

Supreme Court of the United States, 1992

Colorado, 1975

U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1975

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1975

Pro Hac Vice admissions in U.S. District Courts (Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Oklahoma, Eastern District of New York, Eastern District of California, Western District of Missouri), Multnomah County, Oregon, and Caddo and Grady Counties, Oklahoma

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

State Bar of Arizona

REPORTED DECISIONS

Smith v. Arthur Andersen, LLP, 175 F. Supp.2d 1180 (D. Ariz. 2001)

Friedlob v. Trustees of Alpine Mutual Fund Trust, 905 F. Supp. 843 (D. Colo. 1995)

SEC v. Alpine Mutual Fund Trust, 824 F. Supp. 987 (D. Colo. 1993)

O’Connor v. R. F. Lafferty & Co., Inc., 965 F.2d 893 (10th Cir. 1993)

SEC v. Power Securities Corp., 142 F.R.D. 321 (D. Colo. 1992)

Van Schaack Holdings, Ltd. v. Fulenwider, 798 P.2d 424 (Colo. 1990)

Network Tel., Inc. v. Boor-Crepeau, 790 P.2d 901 (Colo. App. 1990)

AWAY FROM THE OFFICE

Richard enjoys the outdoors, including hiking and biking, along with regular workouts in the gym. He also enjoys visiting his two sons, family and friends in his native Colorado, where he looks forward to skiing in the winter.