Background
Bridgman, Richard Darrell was born on March 1, 1929 in Madison, South Dakota, United States. Son of Lloyd Alton and Fay Catherine (Turner) Bridgman.
Bridgman, Richard Darrell was born on March 1, 1929 in Madison, South Dakota, United States. Son of Lloyd Alton and Fay Catherine (Turner) Bridgman.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). Golden Gate College (Juris Doctor, 1958). Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, 1979-1988.
Recipient, Lawyers Club of Alameda County, Lawyer of the Year Award, 1980. Lecturer in Law, Golden Gate College, 1963-1969. Faculty Member, Hastings College of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, since 1978.
Partner Ericksen, Ericksen, Kincaid & Bridgman, Oakland, California, 1959-1969, O'Neill & Bridgman, Oakland, 1969-1986, San Francisco, 1986-1988. Private practice Richard D. Bridgman, 1988-1992, from 2001. Partner Bridgman & Bridgman, 1993—2001.
Member, board directors Lawyer's Mutual Insurance Company, Burbank, California, 1978-1988. Faculty Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 1963-1969, Hastings College Trial & Appellate Advocacy, San Francisco, 1978-1991.
"Legal Malpractice Litigation-A Plaintiffs Lawyer’s View,” 17 California Trial Lawyers Journal 193, 1978. "Legal Malpractice-A Consideration of The Elements Of A Strong Plaintiffs Case,” 30 South Carolina Law Review 213, 1979. "Invasion of Privacy-А Little Used Tort," 10 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 69, 1980.Co-Author: With C.J. Morehouse, "Legal Malpractice: Suing & Defending Lawyers," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1984.
Bar Association of San Francisco. Alameda County Bar Association. State Bar of California (Member, Committee to Confer with California Medical Association, 1974-1979).
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, since 1973. President, 1982); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988). California Trial Lawyers Association.
Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1983. Secretary, 1979-1982. Editor, Newsletter, 1978.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Lawyers Club of San Francisco. The American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.
American Board of Trial Advocates. Inner Circle of Advocates. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocates.
[Lieutenant United States Navy Reserve, active duty, 1951-1954].
Married Marilyn Elizabeth Smith, May 25, 1952 (divorced June 1987). 1 child: Richard Darrell. Married Noreen Jan Quan, October 6, 2001.