Born in Belvidere, Illinois, July 31, 1935; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1966 He began his education at Central Missouri State College and at the University of Illinois. He studied law at Chicago-Kent College of Law where he was a Phi Delta Phi member. Richard is a member of the McHenry County and Illinois State and American Bar Associations, the Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund of Illinois. He focuses on personal injury, workers compensation, general trial practice, appellate, and administrative law.