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Biography
Richard is an Associate in our Maryland office. He has served as a Staff Attorney at the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, where he had clerked during law school, focusing on labor and employment issues. Prior to joining the firm, he made numerous appearances before the Worker’s Compensation Commission and Office of Administrative Hearings, and also firstchaired numerous jury trials to verdict involving personal injury matters and worker’s compensation appeals on behalf of plaintiffs.
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Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Worker’s Compensation
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
- J.D. – 2009
- Rutgers University
- B.A. – 2004
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 2009
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 2010
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2013
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Maryland Association for Justice
Current and Past Positions
- Maryland Attorney General’s Office, Staff Attorney

