About Libbie Richards

Libbie Richards, Esq. is a Personal Injury Attorney at Loncar Lyon Jenkins' Odessa, Texas office, where she brings a client-first mindset and extensive courtroom readiness to every case. Born and raised in Texas, she understands local communities and legal landscapes.

Richards focuses her practice on auto accidents, wrongful death, slip-and-fall cases, catastrophic injuries, and motorcycle and pedestrian claims. She developed her courtroom skills and legal acumen through clinical work and internships during law school.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law and is admitted to the State Bar of Texas. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

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

Northeastern University School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas

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