Background
Yurko, Richard John was born on October 30, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Michael and Catherine Yurko. came to the United States, 1960.
Yurko, Richard John was born on October 30, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Michael and Catherine Yurko. came to the United States, 1960.
AB summa cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1975; Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1979.
Law clerk to Judge James L. King,, United States District Court for Southern District Florida, Miami, 1979-1980; associate, Bingham, Dana & Gould, Boston, 1980-1985; associate, Widett, Slater & Goldman, Professional Corporation, Boston, 1985-1987; shareholder, Widett, Slater & Goldman, Professional Corporation, Boston, 1987-1992; chairman litigation department, Widett, Slater & Goldman, Professional Corporation, Boston, 1989-1991; hiring partner, Widett, Slater & Goldman, Professional Corporation, Boston, 1992; shareholder, Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, Boston, 1992-1994; chairman litigation department, Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, Boston, 1992-1994; shareholder, Yurko & Perry, Professional Corporation, Boston, since 1995.
Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association (chairman antitrust committee), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Martha S. Faigen, April 18, 1982. Children: Nathan, Daniel.