Richard has 35 years of legal experience, including over two decades of civil litigation and jury trials. He became a mediator in 1999, and since then has conducted nearly 3,500 mediation conferences and other proceedings. In 2014, Richard opened his own firm devoted exclusively to dispute resolution.
Richard grew up in Lancaster County, where he attended South Carolina public schools. He graduated The Citadel and the University of South Carolina School of Law before moving to Florence to begin his career.
Richard has two wonderful daughters, an awesome granddaughter, and three granddogs. In his free time, he enjoys officiating baseball at the high school level and below. He is also an active member of St. John's Anglican Church.
Case Experience
Agricultural
Appellate
Automotive
Banking & Finance
Business Dissolution
Civil Rights
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Construction
Contract Disputes
Debt Collections
Discrimination
Education
Eminent Domain
Employment
Family Businesses
Health Care
Insurance
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Libel & Slander
Medical Malpractice
Mortgage Foreclosure
Non-profit Organizations
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Police
Postal
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Railroad & Trucking
Real Estate
Religious Institutions
Sexual Harassment
Title Disputes
Torts
Transportation
Trusts / Estates
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1990
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, B.A., cum laude, 1987
Memberships & Affiliations
South Carolina Bar, 1990
United States District Court, District of South Carolina, 1990
Supreme Court of South Carolina Certified Mediator, 2000
Supreme Court of South Carolina Certified Arbitrator, 1996
Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on ADR (2009-15)
SC Bar Dispute Resolution Section Council (2001-03; 2014-16)
SC Bar Resolution of Fee Disputes Board (2008-23)
SC Defense Trial Attorneys Association Executive Committee (2001-05)
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