Richard is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. After obtaining his J.D. and LL.M. in Bankruptcy Law from St. John’s, Richard served as a law clerk for the Honorable Peter H. Carroll in the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.

Richard is currently an active member of the Turnaround Management Association, having served on various committees over the past few years. He is also an active member of Reed Smith’s Global LGBTQ+ Business Inclusion Group, PRISM.