Background
Josephson, Richard Carl was born on November 20, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Horace Richard and Margaret Louise (Loeffler) Josephson.
Josephson, Richard Carl was born on November 20, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Horace Richard and Margaret Louise (Loeffler) Josephson.
Case Western Reserve University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (Juris Doctor, 1972). Executive Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1971 Law Clerk to Judge John Doctorate. Butzner, Junior, United States.
Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1972-1973.
Member, Executive Committee, 1978-1980 and Chairperson, 1980-1981, Debtor-Creditor Section, Oregon State Bar.
Worked at Stoel Rives Limited Liability Partnership (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Practice and Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Corporate and Securities, Real Estate and Land Use, Federal Taxation, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Commercial, Bankruptcy, Reorganizations and Workouts, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Hospital and Health Law, Forest Products, Franchise Law, Immigration, Insurance, International Trade and Transactions, Government Law, Media and Advertising Law, Municipal Law and Tax-Exempt Financing, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Construction, Banking, Public Utilities, Trusts and Estates, Mining, Natural Resources, Environmental, State and Local Taxation, International Tax, White Collar Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Oregon.
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.
In 1987, the 140-attorney Portland law firm of Stoel Rives Boley Fraser & Wyse merged with the 45-lawyer Seattle firm of Jones Grey & Bayley to create Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey. Both firms boast of more than 80 years of service to clients.
The firm has since opened offices in Boise, Idaho (1991) and Salt Lake City, Utah (1992). Stoel Rives provides comprehensive representation to public, private, domestic and international businesses of all sizes.
The firm changed its name to Stoel Rives in 1995.
Board of directors Tucker-Maxon Oral School, Portland, since 1987, Visiting Nurse Association, Portland, 1978-1989, Healthlink, Portland, 1984-1989, St. Mary's Academy, Portland, since 1998. First lieutenant United States Army, 1973-1979. Fellow American College Bankruptcy, American College Commercial Finance Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Oregon Bar Association (chairman debtor-creditor section 1980-1981).
Married Jean Carol Attridge, August, 1970. Children: Lee Margaret, Amy Dorothy.