Richard spent his entire career fighting for the rights of others. First in Ohio, at a well-established medical malpractice, personal injury, and estate planning law firm. Then, after moving to Chicago in 2007, Richard took his passion for representing individuals to a national consumer rights law firm. In his career, Richard represented individuals and businesses in over 20 states, recovering over $3,000,000 for them. Richard's expertise, integrity, and commitment to his clients earned him the respect and esteem of other attorneys and judges throughout the United States.
Before going to law school, Richard completed a double major in Accounting and Economics in three years, and a Master of Accountancy in two semesters; while completing his Master’s degree, Richard studied for and passed the CPA exam. After the getting his Master's degree, Richard worked as the controller for a real estate conglomerate where he managed the financial reporting for several subsidized-housing projects, a manufacturing company, two hotels, and four commercial properties.
As the son of a missionary family, Richard was raised in Argentina and speaks fluent Spanish. Richard also has a working base in French, Italian, and Bulgarian, that he studies to improve every week.
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53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 709, Chicago, IL, 60604
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Posted by Vanessa | July 29, 2015
Mr. Meier was able to settle and collect a good amount of money for me from a 2 minute creditor phone call I took. The process from phone call to payment took less than 2 months. Mr. Meier is professional, knowledgeable, and fast. I highly recommend him and will continue to utilize his services i...
Posted by Carrie | August 21, 2013
Richard has represented me in a number of cases fighting unscrupulous debt collectors. Previously I had worked with one of Chicago’s largest consumer rights firms and finally left them when their egotism and disparaging attitude drove me crazy. They did everything they could to have a “win” for the...
"Richard is a step above the rest. His practical approach and knowledge of the FDCPA and bankruptcy code have led me to refer work to him with absolute confidence on many occasions."
"Richard is a rock solid attorney who genuinely cares about his clients' best interests. We have been working together for several years on consumer debt matters and he always comes through."
"Richard is a top notch attorney. He focuses on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Violations and Foreclosure Defense matters with my law firm and he is the best that I know of for this type of law."
"In all my years of practice, Mr. Meier is one of the finest lawyers I have come across. His passion and commitment to his clients was evident from the first second I met him. His direct, non-nonsense approach to issues benefits the legal profession and, above-all, his clients. One of the most impressive things about Mr. Meier is his ability to "think outside the box" for solutions to problems. I highly endorse Mr. Meier."
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2007 - 2010
Litigation Attorney, Macey & Aleman,P.C./Legal Helpers, P.C.
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