Richard J. Sammartino
Associate
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Overview
Richard is an associate in the firm’s Directors & Officers Liability Group. He focuses his practice on directors-and-officers liability and insurance, professional-liability insurance, and insurance-coverage litigation.
While in law school, Richard was a Notes Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review, won the Daniel W. Hamilton Student Scholar Award, and earned an Illinois Program in Law & Philosophy Fellowship. He also co-founded the Illinois Jurisprudence Society, of which he was President.
After graduation, Richard served as a judicial law clerk to Judge John A. Kazen of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to joining the firm, Richard was an associate at a litigation boutique in Columbus where he focused on complex commercial litigation.
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2024, Cum Laude)
- Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 2020, Magna Cum Laude)
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Texas
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. Kazen, U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas
- Judicial Extern to the Honorable J. Philip Calabrese, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Professional Highlights
Affiliations and Civic Involvement
- Member, Ohio Bar Association
- Member, Texas Bar Association
- Associate Member, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Inn of Court
- Parishioner, St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Powell, Ohio
- Member, University of Illinois Alumni Association
- Member, Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Association
- Member, Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Students of Religion & Theology
Professional Recognition
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Criminal Practice Ethics
- Daniel W. Hamilton Student Scholar Award
- Illinois Program in Law & Philosophy Fellow
Richard is an associate in the firm’s Directors & Officers Liability Group. He focuses his practice on directors-and-officers liability and insurance, professional-liability insurance, and insurance-coverage litigation.
While in law school, Richard was a Notes Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review, won the Daniel W. Hamilton Student Scholar Award, and earned an Illinois Program in Law & Philosophy Fellowship. He also co-founded the Illinois Jurisprudence Society, of which he was President.
After graduation, Richard served as a judicial law clerk to Judge John A. Kazen of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to joining the firm, Richard was an associate at a litigation boutique in Columbus where he focused on complex commercial litigation.
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2024, Cum Laude)
- Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 2020, Magna Cum Laude)
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Texas
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. Kazen, U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas
- Judicial Extern to the Honorable J. Philip Calabrese, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Affiliations and Civic Involvement
- Member, Ohio Bar Association
- Member, Texas Bar Association
- Associate Member, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Inn of Court
- Parishioner, St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Powell, Ohio
- Member, University of Illinois Alumni Association
- Member, Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Association
- Member, Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Students of Religion & Theology
Professional Recognition
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Criminal Practice Ethics
- Daniel W. Hamilton Student Scholar Award
- Illinois Program in Law & Philosophy Fellow