Background
Swanson, Richard P. was born on June 22, 1955 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
Swanson, Richard P. was born on June 22, 1955 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1977). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Worked at Reid & Priest LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1981, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. New York County Lawyers' Association (Committee on Business Bankruptcy Law.
Committee on Supreme Court). New York State (Chair: Federal Legislation Committee, 1987-1990. Chair: Committee on Securities, 1990-1993), American Bar Association (Section on Litigation, Committees on Securities Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation and Creditors Rights Litigation).
Federal Bar Council. (New York, N.Y. Office).
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. New York County Lawyers' Association (Committee on Business Bankruptcy Law. Committee on Supreme Court).
New York State (Chair: Federal Legislation Committee, 1987-1990. Chair: Committee on Securities, 1990-1993), American Bar Association (Section on Litigation, Committees on Securities Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation and Creditors Rights Litigation). Federal Bar Council. (New York, N.Y. Office).