Upon graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, Rick has enjoyed years of wide-ranging and highly salient legal experience across the country on behalf of some of world’s largest companies, and by way of some of the nation’s largest and most prominent firms. Most notably, Rick was a member of the litigation team serving as national counsel for The Dow Chemical Company, and its subsidiary Union Carbide Corporation, in ongoing complex civil litigation. Additionally, Rick served as a Special Litigations Manger with The Dow Chemical Company at its world headquarters in Michigan, where he directly handled a heavy litigation docket and a myriad of transactional projects, while overseeing a large team of local and regional counsel throughout the Pacific and Western United States.
In addition to spending time with his family, Rick enjoys watching his Michigan Wolverines and in engaging in a variety of outdoor sporting activities. Rick’s passions also include the pursuit of his theological studies, philosophical discourse, and music, which includes over thirty-years of playing the guitar in a variety of styles.
JOINED FIRM
2021
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation
Product Liability
Employment Law
Medical Malpractice
Intellectual Property
Environment and Land Use
Contracts and Transactions
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Claims Against Federal, State and/or Local Entities
Real Estate, Tenant/Landlord, Homeowners’ Associations
EDUCATION
University of Michigan Law School, 2006
Juris Doctor
Michigan Journal of International Law
California State University, 2002
Bachelor of Science – Finance
BAR ADMISSIONS
Ohio, 2007
California, 2013
New Mexico, 2017
Idaho, 2021
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
The State Bar of Ohio
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
The State Bar of California
United States District Court, Northern District of California
United States District Court, Central District of California
The State Bar of New Mexico