Background
Olson, Richard Earl was born on April 24, 1953 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Son of Earl Leroy and Helen Ellen (Wanamaker) Olson.
Olson, Richard Earl was born on April 24, 1953 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Son of Earl Leroy and Helen Ellen (Wanamaker) Olson.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts. Southern Methodist University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Pi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif.
Phi Delta Phi.
Editor, Human Rights Journal, Southern Methodist University, 1977-1978. Member, New Mexico House of Representatives, since 1989. Member, Chiropractic-Dental Malpractice Screening Panel, since 1982.
Worked at Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley, Limited liability partnership (Roswell, New Mexico) specializing in General Civil Practice, Administrative, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Corporations, Employee Benefit Plans, Environmental, Estate Planning, Federal and State Litigation, Federal and State Taxation, Health Care, Insurance, International Business, Labor and Employment, Mining, National Labor Relations Board (Management), Oil and Gas, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, Securities, Trade Regulation, Transportation and Water Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New Mexico. Order of the Coif. Member, New Mexico House of Representatives, 1989-1994.
Member: Taxation and Revenue Committee, Judiciary Committee, Agriculture and Water Resources Committee.
Member, Roswell City Council, 1986-1988. Member of Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Board of Trustees, 1995.
Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Foreign over 100 years, Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley has been a leading law firm in the Southwest and one of the larger firms in New Mexico and Texas.
Its roots go back to 1888 when Granville A. Richardson opened the first law office in the Pecos Valley of the Territory of New Mexico, and it has grown to encompass five offices in New Mexico and Texas.
The firm enjoys a diverse clientele from a wide area, including major oil companies, financial institutions, public utilities, and insurance companies, as well as small businesses and individuals. Its attorneys include graduates of over 30 different law schools.
Member Roswell City Council, 1986-1988, chairman sts. and alleys committee, member various other committees. Past chairman pastor-parish relations committee 1st United Methodist Church, Roswell. Board directors Roswell Economics Forum, Roswell Museum and ArtCtr.
Foundation, city county liaison. Board directors Assurance Home, since 1980, former vice president. Member New Mexico 1st, former board directors.
Member American Bar Association, American Legislation Executive Council (civil justice task force), Defense Research Institute, Noon Optimist Club, Order of Coif, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Patricia Michelle McKinney, May 16, 1976. Children: Shelley, Rachel, Eric.