Background
Roland, Richard Ralph was born on January 13, 1952 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Mayo and Cecelia Marie (Gearon) Roland.
Roland, Richard Ralph was born on January 13, 1952 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Mayo and Cecelia Marie (Gearon) Roland.
Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts 1974). Pepperdine University (Juris Doctor, 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board.
Lead Articles Editor, Pepperdine University Law Review, 1982-1983.
Author, "California Supreme Court Survey, An Analysis of Decisions," 10 Pepperdine Law Review 167, 1982. Intern, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 1982.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1974; advanced through grades to lieutenant commander, United States Navy, 1982; litigation attorney, Kern and Wooley, Los Angeles, 1983-1986; senior litigation associate, Barton, Klugman & Oetting, Newport Beach, California, 1986-1988; litigation attorney, Bryan, Schiffrin & McMonagle, Seattle, 1989-1991; partner, Donaldson Nave & Roland, Seattle, 1991-1992; private practice, Bellevue, Washington, since 1992.
Los Angeles County, Orange County, Seattle-King County, Washington State and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Aviation and Space Law Committee) Bar Associations. State Bar of California. International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI).
Associated General Contractors of Washington.
[Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1974—].
Married Bethany Carol Flagg, November 29, 1986.