{"id":2355,"date":"2012-07-16T19:03:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T19:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessdefense.wordpress.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-01-10T19:59:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T19:59:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accessdefense.com\/?page_id=2355","title":{"rendered":"About Richard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Richard is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with thirty-seven 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 is the author of Accessibility Defense (accessdefense.com), a blog for businesses that focuses on avoiding and defending lawsuits brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act. Richard frequently speaks on ADA and FHA issues and presents webinars of these and other topics. He has been interviewed by The Economist and Forbes, among other publications, on issues related to ADA litigation.<\/p>\n<h4>Publications, Seminars and Webinars<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>October 2018 \u2013 \u201cDIY for the ADA\u201d \u2013 private client webinar.<\/li>\n<li>September 2018 \u2013 \u201cThe ADA and the Internet \u2013 The Storm has Broken\u201d \u2013 webinar for the University of Texas CLE program.<\/li>\n<li>June 2018 \u2013 \u201cUnderstanding the FHA and Animal Accommodation Requests\u201d \u2013 private client webinar.<\/li>\n<li>April 2018 \u2013 \u201cTurning Failure into Success \u2013 What to do when mediation fails.\u201d Dallas Bar Association Headnotes.<\/li>\n<li>January 2018 \u2013\u00a0 \u201cGet it Right the First Time \u2013 Dealing with Animal Accommodation Requests\u201d \u2013 private client webinar.<\/li>\n<li>October 2017 \u2013 \u201cEverything you need to know about the ADA in 45 minutes,\u201d Dallas Bar Association Solo and Small Practice section<\/li>\n<li>September 2017 \u2013 \u201cGet it Right the First Time \u2013 Dealing with Animal Accommodation Requests\u201d \u2013 public webinar.<\/li>\n<li>August 2017 \u2013 \u201cFair Housing Act Basics,\u201d client continuing education presentation.<\/li>\n<li>April 2017 \u2013 \u201cLawyers, Clients and the ADA\u201d Fort Worth Bar Association Real Estate Section.<\/li>\n<li>March 2017 \u2013 \u201cYou and the ADA\u201d Dallas Bar Association Real Estate Section.<\/li>\n<li>February 2017 \u2013 \u201cUnderstanding the Fair Housing Act\u201d \u2013 private client webinar.<\/li>\n<li>October 2016 \u2013 \u201cDIY ADA Compliance\u201d \u2013 Dairy Queen Operators Association<\/li>\n<li>October 2016 \u2013 \u201cLaw Firms and the ADA \u2013 Private Firms are Public Accommodations\u201d Dallas Bar Association Headnotes.<\/li>\n<li>September 2016 \u2013 \u201cBasic Fair Housing Act Training.\u201d Private webinar for managers and officers of property management company.<\/li>\n<li>August 2016 \u2013 \u201cADA web litigation threats.\u201d private webinar for clients of a web design vendor.<\/li>\n<li>July 2016 \u2013 \u201cPhoney Business \u2013 dealing with FHA telephone \u2018testers\u2019\u201d public webinar<\/li>\n<li>June 2016 \u2013 \u201cAvoiding ADA Lawsuits, a DIY Guide\u201d public webinar<\/li>\n<li>May 2016 \u2013 \u201cADA for Mediators\u201d seminar for the Alternate Dispute Resolution section of the Dallas Bar Association.<\/li>\n<li>April 2016 \u2013 \u201cJust Say No to Bogus ESA Requests\u201d public webinar.<\/li>\n<li>March 2016 \u2013 \u201cCurrent ADA and FHA issues for municipalities\u201d presented to the office of the City Attorney for Dallas, Texas.<\/li>\n<li>February 2016 \u2013 \u201cDealing with deaf and hearing enabled tenants\u201d private client webinar<\/li>\n<li>January 2016 \u2013 \u201cADA and the Internet, Shelter from the Storm\u201d public webinar<\/li>\n<li>January 2016 \u2013 \u201cDrive-by Litigation\u201d presentation to a private group of restauranteurs in Midland, Texas.<\/li>\n<li>September 2015 \u2013 \u201cEthical and Legal Obligations of Local Counsel,\u201d Dallas Bar Association Headnotes magazine.<\/li>\n<li>November 2014 \u2013 \u201cAvoiding ADA Litigation for Retail Tenants\u201d public webinar.<\/li>\n<li>October 2014 \u2013 \u201cADA and FHA Compliance for Apartment Managers\u201d public webinar.<\/li>\n<li>October 2014 \u2013 \u201cPlaying a Losing Hand\u201d article for the Dallas Bar Association headnotes.<\/li>\n<li>September 2014 \u2013 \u201cADA and FHA Overview for Decision Making Executives\u201d public webinar.<\/li>\n<li>May 2014 \u2013 \u201cAccessibility Litigation\u201d in Commercial Investment Real Estate magazine.<\/li>\n<li>February 2014 \u2013 \u201cStaying out of Court: A Sensible Approach to Avoid the Threat of Litigation for Shopping Center Owners\u201d webinar for the International Council of Shopping Centers.<\/li>\n<li>January 2014 \u2013 \u201cADA and FHA accessibility issues for decision making executives,\u201d a private seminar for a client executive group.<\/li>\n<li>November 2013 \u2013 \u201cADA issues for retail tenants\u201d webinar for the National Retail Tenants\u2019 Association<\/li>\n<li>September 2013 \u2013 \u201cNew ADA pool requirements\u201d private webinar for association of pool maintenance and service organizations.<\/li>\n<li>April 2013 \u2013 \u201cAvoiding FHA and ADA Litigation\u201d seminar for the annual Texas Apartment Association Exposition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Education<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Juris Doctor, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law 1981<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Rice University 1978<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Memberships and Affiliations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Dallas, Texas and American Bar Associations<\/li>\n<li>French-American Chamber of Commerce, Dallas\/Fort Worth Chapter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Language Skills<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Reading knowledge and basic 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