Background
Richards, Norman Blanchard was born on May 27, 1924 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Edward and Annie Jane (Blanchard) Richards.
Richards, Norman Blanchard was born on May 27, 1924 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Edward and Annie Jane (Blanchard) Richards.
Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1944). Stanford University (Juris Doctor, 1951). Delta Theta Phi. Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1949-1950.
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1951, California. Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1949-1950.
Author: "Maritime Liens in Tort, General Average and Salvage," 47 Tulane Law Review 569, 1973.
Faculty Member: Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, 1973. Hastings College of Advocacy, 1976.
Member, Board of Visitors, Stanford Law School, 1980-1983. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1973.
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation.
Environmental and natural resources. Healthcare; intellectual property. Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation.
Torts.
Product liability. Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness. White-collar crime; appellate.
Corporate.
Banking; finance. Insolvency. Real estate and land use. Construction; tax and employee benefits.
Labor and employment.
International trade law. Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.
Board visitors Stanford Law School With United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, California State Bar, San Francisco Bar Association, Maritime Law Association United States.
Married Diane Maionchi, July 9, 1977. Children– Terri, Jeffrey.