Richard maintains an exclusive statewide dispute resolution practice. He also has extensive experience in civil litigation and trial practice as an attorney, and has served as mediator, arbitrator, and special referee in approximately 3,000 matters. Richard is a certified mediator in both the state and federal courts in South Carolina.
Case Experience
Agricultural
Appellate
Automotive
Banking & Finance
Business Dissolution
Civil Rights
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Debt Collections
Discrimination
Education
Elder Abuse
Eminent Domain
Employment
Family Businesses
Health Care
Insurance
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Libel & Slander
Local Govt./Municipalities
Medical Malpractice
Mortgage Foreclosure
Non-profit Organizations
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Police
Postal
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Railroad & Trucking
Real Estate
Religious Institutions
Sexual Harassment
Shareholder Disputes
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
Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution (2009 - 2015)
South Carolina Bar Dispute Resolution Section Council (2001 - 2003; 2014 - 2016)
South Carolina Bar Resolution of Fee Disputes Board (2008 - 2023)
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association Executive Committee (2001-05)
Florence County Bar Association (President, 2001)
The Best Lawyers in America, Mediation (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
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