Richard L. Strohm
Richard L. Strohm focuses his practice primarily in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death, professional malpractice, civil rights, business law, and alternative dispute resolution. He has over 34 years of experience as a trial lawyer, including having served as lead counsel in over 50 jury trials in the state and federal courts of Arizona and Colorado.
Rick has received an "AV" rating from Martindale Hubbell, the national directory of lawyers. This is the highest possible peer rating an attorney can receive, indicating preeminent legal ability and the utmost ethical standards. He has also been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers since 2000.
Rick is the author of numerous legal publications including: Your Rights in the Workplace: An Employee's Guide to Legal Protection; Divorce and Child Custody: Your Options and Legal Rights (co-author); and Solving Your Financial Problems. He is a former professor of criminal law and criminal procedure and has lectured widely, including before the Arizona State Bar, the National College of District Attorneys, the Maricopa County Bar, and Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI).
Rick earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Northern Illinois University. He has been licensed to practice law in Arizona since 1976.
When he is not practicing law, Rick is an actor, and a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Theatre Artists Studio of Phoenix. He also regularly competes in triathlons throughout the United States.
Bar Admissions
- Arizona (1976)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- J.D., University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (1976)
- B.A., Northern Illinois University (1971)
Honors and Awards
- AV® Rated by Martindale Hubbell
- Member, The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (2000-present)
- One of Maricopa County's "Top Lawyers" (Phoenix Magazine)
- International Who's Who in Professionals (1996)
- Who's Who in American Law (1994)
- Who's Who in Practicing Attorneys (1992)
Biography
- Former Professor, Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law
- Former Trial Supervisor, Arizona State Prosecutor's Office
- Former Assistant Chief, Consumer Fraud Prosecutions
- Special Assistant Attorney General, Statewide Antitrust (Retail Gasoline) Investigation (1995-1998)
Professional Associations and Community Involvement
- Chairman, Arizona State Bar Trial Practice Section (1993)
- Commissioner, Arizona State Lottery Commission (confirmed, Arizona State Senate, 1991)
- Board Member, Super Bowl XLII, Taste of the NFL, Phoenix (2008)
- Natural Resources Defense Counsel
- McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
- Medicins Sans Frontieres
Publications
- Author, Your Rights in the Workplace: An Employee's Guide to Legal Protection, Career Press, 1994, ISBN: 1-56414-087-3
- Author, Divorce and Child Custody: Your Options and Legal Rights, Career Press, 1993, (Co-Author, Deanna Peters) ISBN: 1-56414-084-9
- Author, Solving Your Financial Problems, Career Press, 1992, ISBN: 1-56414-088-1
Guest Lecturer
- Arizona State Bar
- National College of District Attorneys
- Maricopa County Bar
- Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI)
Lead Counsel Appellate Decisions
- State v. Hoskins, 199 Ariz.127, 14 P.3d 997 (2000)
- State v. Bass, 198 Ariz. 571, 12 P.3d 796 (2000)
- Fidelity Security Life Ins. Co. v. State Dept. of Ins., 191 Ariz. 222, 954 P.2d 580 (1998)
- Fidelity Security Life Ins. v. State of Arizona, 935 P.2d 861 (Ct. App. 1996)
- U.S. Fidelity & Guar. v. Advanced Roofing, 163 Ariz. 476, 788 P.2d 1227 (Ariz.App.1989)
- Dodge v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md, 161 Ariz. 340, 778 P.2d 1236 (Ariz. App. 1986)
- State v. Grounds, 128 Ariz. 14, 623 P.2d 803 (1981)
- State v. Love, 123 Ariz. 186, 598 P.2d 1005 (1978)
- State v. 1969 Volkswagen Bus, Etc., 120 Ariz. 365, 586 P.2d 210 (1978)
- State v. Diffenderfer, 120 Ariz. 404, 586 P.2d 653 (Ariz. App. 1978)
- State v. Arnold, 115 Ariz. 421, 565 P.2d 1282 (1977)
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