Background
Voigt, Richard was born on January 20, 1946 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. Son of Franz Otto Wilhelm and Minni (Heilbrunn) Voigt.
Voigt, Richard was born on January 20, 1946 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. Son of Franz Otto Wilhelm and Minni (Heilbrunn) Voigt.
Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1968. Limbach Prize); University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1974, Michie Legal Writing Award). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1974, Michie Legal Writing Award).
Worked at Cummings & Lockwood (Stamford, Connecticut. Also Hartford) specializing in Labor Law, Employment Law, Litigation, Occupational Safety and Health Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Virginia.
1980, Connecticut; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Member: Connecticut (Member, Liaison Committee on the Commission for Human Rights and Opportunities. Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution), Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Labor Relations Law.
Litigation; Occupational Safety and Health) Bar Associations. (Also at Hartford, Conn.).
Board of directors Urban League Greater Hartford, 1984-1988, Institute for Non-Profit Training and Development, since 1991, Hartford Proud and Beautiful, since 1995. Member American Bar Association (labor and employment law section, Occupational Safety and Health Administration committee, litigation section), Connecticut Bar Association (labor employment law section, employment discrimination committee, commission on alternative dispute resolution).
Married Annemarie H. Riemer, October 2, 1976. Children: Samuel, Nicholas.