Rhys J. Richards

At the age of 13, I attended a civil rights march to Music Hall on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with my Aunt Megan, who I have had the pleasure of practicing law with for my entire career. From that point, I had more than a passing interest in the civil rights of all people. During my Junior year at Bowling Green State University, where I was majoring in English and History and minoring in Africana Studies, I considered careers as an English professor or an attorney. After interning for a summer at Southwestern Ohio injury firm, I realized my passion for promoting and protecting the civil rights of all people and for providing people with access to justice through the legal process. In 2007, I began practicing law focusing my legal practice on Personal Injury Law, Negligence Law, Employer Intentional Torts, Employer Violations of Specific Safety Requirements and Products Liability, among other areas.

Each time I meet with a new client, I explain my approach that utilizes my expertise and experience within the practice as a whole and that pinpoints the right experts for each specific case. I tell my clients that I will do everything possible to make sure that they walk away from a trying experience with the best possible outcome for them. I am upfront and genuine in my approach to each case and will listen to my clients’ concerns and questions while clearly communicating the steps in the legal process that can lead to a successful outcome.

I opened The Richards Firm in April 2000 with the goal of providing a personal experience with a trusted, local personal injury attorney. My office is located in downtown Hamilton not far from the corn fields of Ross, Ohio, in Butler County, where I grew up picking sweet corn, bailing hay, and working various jobs.

I reside near Cincinnati. I have served as a youth hockey for a number of years with the Northern Kentucky Youth Hockey Association and have served on numerous local boards.

University of Cincinnati College of Law

J.D. (2007) | Law

2004 - 2007

Activities: Human Rights Quarterly; Immigrant Community Legal Aid Program

Bowling Green State University

B.A. (2004) | English and History, minor: Africana Studies

2000 - 2004

Honors: President's Award for Most Distinguished Service, 2004 President's Award, Sigma Phi Epsilon, 2004 Mitch Weitzman Memorial Award, BGSU, 2003 Junior Man of the Year, Sigma Phi Epsilon, 2003

Activities: Sigma Phi Epsilon

Managing Attorney

The Richards Firm

2020 - Current

Associate/ Partner

Casper & Casper, LLC

2007 - 2020

Law Clerk

Freking & Betz

2004 - 2006

Demand packages, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio

June 3, 2019

Ohio Association for Justice

Subrogation in Personal Injury Claims, Southwestern Ohio

May 1, 2016

NBI

I've given various form of this presentation since 2016.

President's Award

Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association

2016

Negligence Law Committee Chairperson

Ohio State Bar Association

2014

2011 Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under

Ohio State Bar Foundation

2011

Fellows Class

Ohio State Bar Foundation

2011

Leadership Academy

Ohio State Bar Association

2010

Kentucky Bar Association

Member

2013 - Current

Kentucky Justice Association

Member

2013 - Current

Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association

Former President and Board Member

2013 - Current

Ohio State Bar Foundation

Member And Fellow

2010 - Current

Ohio State Bar

Member

2007 - Current

Kentucky

Kentucky Bar Association

ID Number: 95252

Since 2013

Ohio

Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services

ID Number: 0082386

Since 2007

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