Boyd Richie

Dallas, TX40 years experience

About Boyd Richie

Boyd L. Richie, Esq. is Senior Counsel at Loncar Lyon Jenkins with more than 40 years of legal experience spanning private practice, public service, and political leadership. He brings decades of legal, governmental, and leadership experience to the firm's complex litigation matters.

Richie's distinguished career in public service includes terms as Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party (2006-2012), City Attorney for multiple Texas municipalities, 90th Judicial District Attorney, Felony Public Defender, and Dallas County Court Magistrate (Truancy). He has been named among Texas Monthly's Top Political Influencers and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

He earned his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1970 and his B.A. in Political Science and History from Midwestern State University in 1967. He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Loncar Lyon Jenkins

These results are credited to Loncar Lyon Jenkins. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Kaufman County jury awarded $296 million in compensatory damages against Koch Industries after a corroded, unmaintained butane pipeline exploded and killed two teenagers on August 24, 1996.

District Court, Kaufman County, Texas · 1999Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$84.25 millionVerdict

A Dallas jury awarded $84.25 million in 2008 after a 26-foot U-Haul truck with a failed parking brake rolled over Talmadge Waldrip, leaving him bedridden and requiring round-the-clock care.

Dallas County, Texas · 2008Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$51 millionVerdict

A Dallas County jury awarded $51 million in August 2024 to a South Dallas mother and her two young children after a corroded boiler exhaust pipe at their apartment complex channeled carbon monoxide into their home in 2015, leaving both children with irreversible brain injuries.

Dallas County, Texas · 2024Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$7.37 millionVerdict

A Texas county court at law jury found a design defect in the handling of a 1996 Ford Explorer that rolled over after a rear tire lost its tread in July 2003, killing Diane Wiles. The jury put one-third of the responsibility on Ford, one-third on the driver and one-third on Ms. Wiles, and the court entered a judgment of $7,370,197.16 in actual damages. The Dallas Court of Appeals reversed in 2011 for lack of evidence of a safer alternative design.

County Court at Law, Texas (appeal to Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas) · 2009Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Texas Tech University School of Law
B.A. in Political Science and History, 1970
Midwestern State University
Undergraduate, 1967

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
State Bar of Texas
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Awards & recognition

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating
Texas Monthly Top Political Influencers

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