Prior to working with the firm, Richard was a general litigation attorney who provided clients and senior attorneys with discovery analysis summaries and issued legal opinions in preparation for depositions and mediations. He also has experience in implementing Legal AI technology to streamline medical records review and reduce data processing time for large document production in nonprofit liability matters.

While attending Wake Forest University School of Law, Richard served as Director of Operations for the Wake Forest Law Ambassadors and Business Editor for the Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law. He also participated in pro bono initiatives through Teen Court and the Prison Letters Project. He also gained valuable legal experience through internship positions with a creditors' rights and real estate default law firm, a long‑established legal practice based in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina, and the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office. Richard’s broad array of internships gave him considerable opportunities to hone his litigatory skills for both criminal and civil matters while developing advanced legal research techniques.

While attending Brigham Young University, Richard co-founded the BYU Interfaith Society and was published in the Madison Journal of Literary Criticism for his literary analysis of The Wreck of The Golden Mary.