Richard Riley

Proven Verdicts
Birmingham, AL

About Richard Riley

Richard Riley has two-and-a-half decades of experience helping those suffering from injury and death. After opening his own law practice less than two years out of law school, Riley has handled hundreds of appeals and has written thousands of briefs. He regularly handles complex motion hearings for the firm and its clients, and he often is asked by the Alabama Supreme Court to provide oral arguments. Growing up in a small rural community and doing farm and factory work during high school and college, Riley learned the dangers that the working class face daily. He believes it is no coincidence that many that benefit from Marsh, Rickard & Bryan's services are those who have to work for a living.

“They have to use the cheap products, work the dangerous jobs, have to live in unsafe apartments, and that have no choice but to receive services from the least credentialed professionals. It is no surprise they are the ones getting hurt and killed.” As more court matters are handled through written briefs, Riley's practice is important to the firm's clients. A lover of literature and storytelling, Riley enjoys working with a team of Marsh, Rickard & Bryan trial attorneys to weave the client's tragedy with the law to give the court a compelling document explaining why the client should prevail.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$4 millionVerdict

Thomas Doster, 77, was found on the floor of his room at Noland Hospital Dothan in 2007 and died less than 12 hours later. He had been assessed as a high fall risk and was supposed to be in restraints. In March 2016 a Houston County jury found the hospital breached the standard of care and awarded his daughter and executrix, Karren Hughes, $4 million. The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed in October 2017.

Houston County Circuit Court, Dothan, Alabama · 2016Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

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

Education

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
J.D., 1998
Cumberland University
Undergraduate, 1995

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Alabama

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