Background
Lear, Richard E. was born on March 10, 1958 in Keene, New Hampshire, United States.
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RICHARD LEAR, American Lawyer, Partner of HAZEL & Thomas, specializing in the field of Civil and Criminal Litigation in all State and-Federal Courts. Real Estate Development and Finance, Land Use, Corporate, Municipal, Commercial, Partnership, Securities, Banking, Insolvency, Reorganization and Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Tax, Estate Planning and Probate Law. Computer and High-Technology Law. Government Contract, Administrative/- Legislative Law, Condemnation, Construction, Labor and Employment and Educational Law.
Education
University of New Hampshire (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1980). Washington & Lee University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Commercial Leasing, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Housing and Housing Finance, Immigration, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Mortgage Banking, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Estate Finance and Development, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1983, New Hampshire. 1985, Virginia, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and United States.
Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. 1986, District of Columbia and United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia. 1987, United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
1992, United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.
Phi Beta Kappa. Pi Sigma Alpha. Pi Gamma Museum Member, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1982-1983.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Martin V. B. Bostetter, Junior, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 1983-1985.
Lecturer on Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 1990-1994. Member: District of Columbia Bar. New Hampshire, Virginia and American Bar Associations.
Virginia State Bar.
American Bankruptcy Institute. Bankruptcy Mediation Panel, Eastern District of Virginia. Holland & Knight traces its origins in Florida to the 1880"s, and the firm now numbers approximately 500 lawyers in its 12 offices.
Committed to the standards of professional excellence and leadership, the firm values and strongly encourages public service to the nation and to the states and communities in which its lawyers live.
Members of the firm have distinguished themselves through service as senator, governor, presidents of the bar associations, elected and appointed positions in local, state and federal governments, and in the judiciary.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to the Honorable Martin V. B. Bostetter, Junior, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 1983-1985. Lecturer on Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 1990-1994.
Member: District of Columbia Bar.
New Hampshire, Virginia and American Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute.
Bankruptcy Mediation Panel, Eastern District of Virginia.
