Rick is an experienced trial lawyer and has tried over 20 cases to verdict.  His experience includes serving as trial counsel for a manufacturer of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the successful defense of a case involving allegations that PCBs caused plaintiffs’ cancer. Rick’s trial experience likewise includes premises liability, trucking accident, and auto accident cases. He also has extensive experience with arbitration and mediation. Rick has represented parties in numerous arbitrations, including six arbitrations that proceeded through testimony, closing argument, and a decision from the arbitrator.

He is currently serving as a member of the nationwide defense team for a medical device manufacturer defending product liability claims related to hernia mesh throughout the United States. Rick’s role in this litigation is to assist with the management and coordination of similar litigation in different jurisdictions across the country.

Rick is active in a number of professional organizations.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Trucking Industry Defense Association, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Mississippi Bar Association and the Madison County Bar Association, where he previously served as a member of the Board of Directors.

He obtained both his J.D., cum laude, and B.B.A., summa cum laude, in Banking and Finance from the University of Mississippi.  He is admitted to practice in Mississippi.