Clients facing high-risk, high-stakes litigation turn to Rick to help develop winning strategies that preserve and enhance corporate value.
Rick is a member of the Technology, Manufacturing and Transportation group and has significant experience as lead counsel in all aspects of litigating through arbitration and federal and state courts. He has the leadership capabilities to successfully handle clients’ matters from the initial filing or defense of a lawsuit through trial and, when necessary, successfully preserving wins on appeal.
Being the product of a NASA rocket scientist, Rick naturally enjoys technical subject matter and is deeply passionate about applying ingenuity to solve problems. He enjoys overseeing major cases and will dive deeply into a case to develop a winning strategy. In the courtroom, Rick is known for his enthusiasm as well as his ability to translate complex issues into simple solutions and arguments. Rick also brings his personal experience as having once been a client to his everyday practice, understanding how disruptive litigation can be all while looking for the most efficient and cost-effective resolution for his clients. Rick is often clients’ call of first resort when trouble or opportunity emerges.
Rick’s practice involves complex litigation, and he has success litigating matters involving class actions, shareholder disputes, investor disputes, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability, commercial contract disputes, consumer litigation, employment, product liability, premises liability, personal injury, regulatory and governmental investigations, catastrophic loss, life sciences, cyber law, construction and design litigation, as well as real estate litigation. Rick also represents regulated and licensed professionals in litigation as well as before licensing boards in matters relating to accountant malpractice, legal malpractice, insurance producers and brokerage firm liability, adjusting firm liability, real estate brokers, and financial service firms. He understands how to frame and situate litigation within the larger realm of business concerns and navigates clients through the complexities of how and when to resolve matters at all stages clients may find themselves in a dispute.