Brian Richardson Email & Phone Number

Personal Injury LawCorporate FormationsLimited Liability Companies501(c)(3) FilingsWills and Trusts

- Managed three Student Attorneys in giving business formation and representation services - Provided business formation and representation services to small start up companies and individuals developing private nonprofit entities - Interviewed potential businesses to determine their viability as Small Business Clinic clients - Sought federal tax free status for nonprofit start ups

- Participated in a local pre-sale purchase involving the review of all the documentation and performing walks on the buildings - Determined the necessary steps for zoning and entitlement approval for new markets - Performed market research studies to determine entry into new markets - Performed amenities research studies involving field research

- Prepared objections and answers to discovery requests, including interrogatories, requests for production, requests for disclosure, and affidavits - Worked closely with clients in formulating responses to discovery requests - Drafted petitions for unfair claim settlement practices and drunk driver claims - Conducted research regarding timely payment of settlements, the Dram Shop Act, transfers of venue, and the difference between paid and incurred economic damages regarding the collateral source rule - Prepared letters to insurance adjusters regarding the difference between wrongful death and survivorship claims

- Conducted research regarding regional housing laws including the right of a landlord to prevent tenants from carrying a hand gun on their premises

- Handled sales of all IBM product lines to small and medium-sized businesses in Kentucky and southwest Ohio. Worked in tandem with one teammate in Kentucky and Ohio and another in Toronto, Canada. - Sold backup and recovery services contracts to small and medium-sized businesses across the central United States. Worked in coordination with a pricing agent out of New York and technical agents throughout the central United States. - First recruit out of my graduating IBM Sales class. Achieved 106% of first year’s quota.

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Activities and Societies: - SMU Law Review Association, Assistant to the Managing Editor - SMU Small Business Clinic Chief Counsel - Phi.

Bs, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: - Honors College – graduated with Distinction - Trustee Scholarship – one of twenty full academic scholarship.