Accessibility Defense, Helping Business Avoid and Defend ADA and FHA Lawsuits

ADA and FHA Defense


About Richard

Richard is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with more than forty years of experience representing businesses and individuals in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He has served as an adjunct professor teaching Disability Law at the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University and has served on the Examination Committee for Civil Trial Certification for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Texas Wesleyan School of Law.  Richard frequently speaks on ADA and FHA issues and presents webinars of these and other topics and has been interviewed by The Economist and Forbes, among other publications, on issues related to ADA litigation.

Education

  • Juris Doctor, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law 1981
  • Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Rice University 1978

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Dallas, Texas and American Bar Associations
  • French-American Chamber of Commerce, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter

Language Skills

  • Reading knowledge and basic conversational skills in German
  • DELF B1 diploma in French.

Awards and Honors

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2004, 2014 through 2026

Admissions

  • State Courts for the State of Texas
  • State Courts for the State of Connecticut
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • United States District Court for Connecticut

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