Background
Rothman, Richard A. was born on March 2, 1952 in New York, New York, United States.
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Richard A. Rothman
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Tufts University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974). Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1980, United States. Tax Court. United States. Supreme Court. United States. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Eighth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits.
Managing Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1976-1977. Author/Editor: "Litigating Complex Cases: From The Inside Out," 1997. Author: "Coordinating the Defense of Multiple Litigations Relating To The Same Product or Problem," PLI, 1988.
"Defending Immunotoxicity Claims," Toxics Law Reporter, 1989. Co-Author: "Managing Complex Litigation and Litigation Budgeting," The Corporate Counsellor's Deskbook, 1990. President, Federal Bar Foundation, 1996.
Vice President, Federal Bar Foundation, 1995. Chairman, Federal Bar Council Committee on Second Circuit Courts, 1987-1990. Member, Board of Trustees, 1989-1991 and Vice President, 1991-1994.
President, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1995 and Member Board of Directors, 1990. Member: Board of Directors, The Legal Aid Society, 1992. Board of Directors, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, 1987-1992.
Member: American Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Products Liability Litigation Subcommittee of the Committee on Corporate Counsel, 1987-1992).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Trustees, 1989-1991 and Vice President, 1991-1994. President, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1995 and Member Board of Directors, 1990. Member: Board of Directors, The Legal Aid Society, 1992.
Board of Directors, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, 1987-1992. Member: American Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Products Liability Litigation Subcommittee of the Committee on Corporate Counsel, 1987-1992).
