Background
Herrmann, Richard K. was born on May 20, 1947 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Herrmann, Richard K. was born on May 20, 1947 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Syracuse University (Bachelor of Science, 1969. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1971).
Worked at Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young (Wilmington, Delaware) specializing in Complex Litigation, Products Liability Law (Defective Products), Construction Litigation, Insurance Policyholder's Law, Litigation, Litigation Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Delaware. Order of the Coif. Member, Justinian Society.
Survey Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "Law Office of the 21st Century," 1992. "Lawyer's Guide to Office Computerization," 1989.
"Transferring the Liability Risk to Others," American Bar Association, 1987. "Who Should Control Litigation: A Matter of Teamwork," American Bar Association, 1987. "Communicating with Expert Witnesses," Delaware Lawyer, 1987.
"The House of Cards Revisited, State Statutory Product Liability Law, a Game of Chance," American Bar Association, 1985. "Application of Fair Settlement Acts to the Corporate and Self-Insured," American Bar Association, 1985. "Finding the Expert: Pitfalls Associated with Locating, Interviewing and Retaining the Experts," American Bar Association, 1984.
"The Product Liability House of Cards," Risk Management Magazine, April, 1983. "An Overview of State Statutory," Trial Lawyers Guide, 1983. "Product Liability Law," Callaghan & Company, Volume 27, No.
1, 1983; "The Ace of Spades, the Great Debate," American Bar Association, 1983. "The House of Cards, State Statutory Product Liability Law, a Game of Chance," American Bar Association, 1982. Lecturer, Legal Bibliography, Syracuse University, 1970-1971.
Adjunct Professor, Advanced Trial Techniques and Technology, Widener University College of Law, 1991. Speaker: Delaware Insurance Law, National Business Institute, 1993. "Transferring Liability Risks to Others," American Bar Association, 1987.
"The Lawyer and the Expert," American Bar Association, 1987. "Deceptive Trade Practice Acts," American Bar Association, 1985. "Status of State and Federal Litigation," American Bar Association, 1985.
"Defective Computer Litigation," American Bar Association, 1984. "Use of Experts in Products," American Bar Association, 1984. "Debate of Propriety of Federal Legislation," American Bar Association, 1983.
The Council of Chief Judges, 14th Annual Seminar, American Bar Association, 1993. Effect of Trial Technology of Appellate Evidentiary Issues, Maryland Court of Appeals Rules Committee, 1993. "Technology & the Practice of Law," DBA, 1992.
"Computer Assisted Jury Information System (CAJIS)," United States. District Court, 1992. Civil Justice Reform Act, United States.
District Court, 1992. Technology Advisory Law Council (TALC), 1992. "Demonstrative Evidence," DBA, 1988.
"Use of Experts," DBA, 1984. "Discovery," DBA, 1983. "Products Liability," DBA, 1982.
"Products Liability Trial Demonstration," Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), 1985. "Computers and Evidence," Defense Research Institute, 1986. "Computers and Evidence," Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, 1986.
Member: Judicial Electronic Data Interchange Consortium. Delaware District Court Advisory Committee under Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990. Consultant to Delaware Commission on Courts 2000.
Co-Chair, Executive Committee, Supreme Court Delaware Technology Coordinating Committee. Delaware District Court Computer and Technology Advisory Committee. Delaware Superior Court Advisory Committee on Complex Litigation Rules.
Technology Advisor the Delaware Bar Association. Creator of Complex Litigation Automated Docket (CLAD) for the State of Delaware. Assistant Disciplinary Counsel.
Co-Editor: "The Answer To: Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation in the State of Delaware," Bayard, Handelman & Murdoch, 1993. "The Delaware Book on Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation," Bayard, Handelman & Murdoch, 1990. "Computer Basics for Lawyers," DBA. Editor: "Delaware Law & Technology," 1992.
Delaware "Patents, Copyrights & Things" Newsletter. "The Weekly Review" on Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation, Bayard, Handelman & Murdoch, February 1990. "Products Liability: Commentary & Cases," Callaghan & Company's, 1986-1987.
"Proper Care and Feeding of Your Forensic Engineer," Forensic Technologies International Corporation Publications, 1986. Member: Delaware State and American (Chair, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1987-1988. Chair, Computer Law Section, 1993-1995) Bar Associations.
Defense Research Institute.
Member, Justinian Society. Survey Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1970-1971.