Background
Campbell, Richard P. was born on June 17, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Thomas and Mary Patricia(O"Brien) Campbell.
Product liability Environmental Criminal lawyer
Campbell, Richard P. was born on June 17, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Thomas and Mary Patricia(O"Brien) Campbell.
University of Massachusetts (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Boston College School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).
Wood vs General Motors Corporation, 685 F2d 395 (1st Circuit, 1988).Worked at Campbell Campbell & Edwards, Professional Corporation (Boston, Master of Arts. Also Providence, Rhode Island & Portland, Master of Engineering) specializing in Complex Litigation, Business Law, Multi-District Liability, Class Actions, Product Liability, Environmental Litigation, Toxic Torts. Admitted to the bar, 1974, New Jersey and United States.
District Court, District of New Jersey. 1977, Massachusetts and United States.
District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1979, United States. District Court, District of Rhode Island. 1980, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
1984, Florida; 1986, Maine.
1991, United States. District Court, District of Maine and United States. Supreme Court; 1997, United States.
District Court, Districts of Connecticut and Vermont.
Author: "Multiple Litigation," 2 A Frumer & Friedman, Chapter 19, (Matthew Bender, 1992). "The Protective Order in Products Liability Litigation: Safeguard or Misnomer?" 31 Bachelor of Civil Law Review 771 (1990); "Protective Orders and the Public Right of Access to Discovery," 11 J. Produced
Liab.
199 (1988); "Enforcing Protective Orders: Getting Them is Only Participant of the Job," 58 Defense Counsellor. J. 318 (1991). "Protective Orders and Related Constitutional Questions," Product Liability Advisory Council, 1987.
"The Admissibility of Prior Testimony of Out of Court Experts," 39 Rutgers L. R. 111 (1986).
"Biomechanical Analysis and Crashworthiness: The Defendant"s Perspective in Litigating the Complex Motor Vehicle Case, "The Practicing Law Institute, (1992). "Investigative Techniques in the Defense of the Crashworthiness Case, in The Crashworthiness Doctrine in Products Liability," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, (1992).
"The Effect of Federal Safety Regulations on Crashworthiness Litigation," 22 Tort and Insurance. L. J. 554, (1987); "Product Liability Under Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire Law," The Cambridge Institute (1988).
"Recognizing the Value of Seat Belts in Motor Vehicle Products Liability Cases," 11 J. Produced
Liab. 1 (1988); "lieutenant"s a Whole New Ball Game: Playing by the New Civil Rules - Law Firm Management under the New Rules," 61 Defense Counsellor. J. 197 (1994).
Listed in: Who"s Who in American Law.
International Who"s Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers. Member: New Jersey, Massachusetts (Board of Delegates, 1991-1993 and 1995. Member, Criminal Justice Section Council, 1992-1996.
Company-Chair, Lawyer Advertising Committee, 1994-1996) and American (Member, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Council, 1996.
Program Chair, 1994 Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Annual Meeting, 1993-1994. Chair, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, 1990-1991) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar. International Association of Defense Counsel (Member of Executive Committee, 1996.
Chair, Continuing legal education Board, 1996. Program Chair, 1995 Open Forum.
Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Committee, 1992-1994). Defense Research Institute (Amicus Curiae Committee, 1995.
Products Liability Committee).
Product Liability Advisory Council (Member, Executive Council. Sustaining Member); Federal Bar Association (President, Massachusetts Chapter, 1993-1994). Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (Life Member).
Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.
Boston College Law School Alumni Council. Lawyers for Civil Justice.
Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society (Member, Board of Overseers). Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (Also at Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine Offices).
Member: New Jersey, Massachusetts (Board of Delegates, 1991-1993 and 1995. Member, Criminal Justice Section Council, 1992-1996. Company-Chair, Lawyer Advertising Committee, 1994-1996) and American (Member, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Council, 1996.
Program Chair, 1994 Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Annual Meeting, 1993-1994.
Chair, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, 1990-1991) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; International Association of Defense Counsel (Member of Executive Committee, 1996.
Chair, Continuing legal education Board, 1996. Program Chair, 1995 Open Forum.
Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Committee, 1992-1994).
Defense Research Institute (Amicus Curiae Committee, 1995. Products Liability Committee). Product Liability Advisory Council (Member, Executive Council.
Sustaining Member).
Federal Bar Association (President, Massachusetts Chapter, 1993-1994). Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (Life Member). Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.
Boston College Law School Alumni Council.
Lawyers for Civil Justice. Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society (Member, Board of Overseers).
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (Also at Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine Offices).
Married Barbara Lydon. Children: Richard, Sean, Lauren.