Background
Sheffield, Richard W. was born on September 1, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Sheffield, Richard W. was born on September 1, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1976). Georgetown University and J. Rueben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1979). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Snell & Wilmer Limited liability partnership (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Practice, including Trials and Appeals before State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy Insolvency and Business Reorganization, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate Finance, Corporate and Securities, Copyrights and Licensing, Emerging Business Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental and Natural Resource, Estate Planning and Probate, Financial Institutions, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Indian Law, Insurance Company Regulation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employee Relations, Legislation and Government Affairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Partnerships, Patents, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Securities Regulation, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Arizona.
Member, 1977-1978 and Note and Comment Editor, 1978-1979, Brigham Young University Law Review.
Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation. Since its beginning over fifty years ago, Snell & Wilmer has grown to be one of the largest law firms in the Western United States, with over 245 attorneys and support staff in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Orange County, California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The firm is a member of Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI a Global Association of 120 independent firms. Through Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI and other international contacts, Snell & Wilmer clients have access to independent attorneys and firms practicing throughout the World.
A number of Snell & Wilmer attorneys are fluent in foreign languages, including Finnish, German, Italian, Sinhalese, Spanish and Tamil.
Member, 1977-1978 and Note and Comment Editor, 1978-1979, Brigham Young University Law Review. Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation. Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation.