Background
Richard, Steven M. was born on May 17, 1964 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Richard, Steven M. was born on May 17, 1964 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Boston University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, with distinction in Policy Science, 1986); University of Notre Dame (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1989).
Worked at Tillinghast Licht & Semonoff Limited. (Providence, Rhode Island) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Massachusetts.
1990, Rhode Island and United States.
District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1991, United States. District Court, District of Rhode Island.
1992, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
1993, Connecticut.
Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, College Prize for Excellence in Political Science.
Staff Member, 1987-1988 and Research Editor, 1988-1989, University of Notre Dame Law Review. Company-Author: "Jett v. Dallas Independent School District: The Applicability of Municipal Vicarious Liability Under 42 University of Southern California Section, 1981," 63 Notre Dame Law Review 233 (1988).
Author: "Someone Make Up My Mind: The Troubling Right to Die Issues Presented by Incompetent Patients with no Prior Expression of a Treatment Preference," 64 Notre Dame Law Review, 204 (1989).
Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association. The 1996 merger of Licht & Semonoff with Tillinghast Collins & Graham brought together the skills and resources of two established, leading law firms to form Tillinghast Licht & Semonoff.
TL&South is one of the nation"s oldest continuing law firms with long-standing client relationships which often span several generations.
Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association.