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Randall W Richards
About Randall
Biography
Areas of practice:
Criminal Defense, DUI, Social Security, Divorce/Custody, Personal Injury, and appellate practice.
Professional experience:
Randy has extensive experience in litigating and winning trials in both the criminal and civil realm. He has been nationally recognized for his work on numerous cases and has presented at several legal seminars. Randy has authored over 100 appeals and has been successful in changing case law. Randy’s expertise includes lead counsel on 4 death penalty cases, avoiding death on each, acquittal on Court-martial case operation punch-out, and numerous dismissals obtained through filing constitutional motions. In the family law arena, he has tried successfully many divorce and custody trials. He has a success ratio on over 90% on his social security appeals. As an adjunct professor for Weber State University, he teaches a class on the U.S. Constitution, focusing on the Bill of Rights, and strongly believes in the protection those document give to every person.
Associations:
Member of the Utah State Bar
Licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Utah
Board Member of Utah Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Former President of Weber County Bar Association
Rule 8 Qualified for Capital Homicides
Education:
Juris Doctorate, University of Utah College of Law 1984
Bachelor of Science, University of Utah 1981
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
65%
41 years
Divorce and Separation
20%
41 years
DUI and DWI
10%
41 years
Appeals
5%
41 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Utah for 40 years
State: Utah
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
Location
Richards & Brown P.C.
938 University Park Blvd Ste 140, Clearfield, UT, 84015-6284
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Posted by anonymous | May 16, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Didn't read any evidence
Didn't bother to look at anything let alone try to defend us. Wasn't even concerned about taking it to trial kept pushing to take the deal. Would not recommend
Posted by Gary | April 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
He lacks integrity
“Throw the dog a bone.” That is how Randall Richards explained his failure to challenge the prosecution’s transparently false claims against me that would lead to an uncontested misdemeanor conviction. He said that by giving them that, the prosecution would be less inclined to pursue a felony convict...
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Criminal defense lawyer
Experience
Honors
2015
Mickey Duncan Award, The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner, Richards & Brown P.C.
Associations
1984 - Present
Utah State BarAttorney
United States Supreme Court Bar
Attorney Member
Weber County Bar Association
Former President
Rule 8 Qualified for Capital Homicides
Supreme Court of Utah
2015 - 2016
Utah Association of Criminal Defense LawyersPresident
Sample of Legal Cases
Roy City v. Frazier
Not Guility
State v. Ahalat
Not Guility
State v. Augustine
Case Reversed
Education
1984
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
1981
University of Utah
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2015
UACDL Capitol Seminar
UACDL Capitol Seminar
Publications
N/A
N/a
n/a
Languages
English