Richard B Herman

Richard B. Herman is a nationally recognized, AV-rated trial attorney with 32 years of litigation experience. His career as a trial attorney is distinguished by achieving the only acquittal in the largest white collar insurance RICO prosecution in the history of the United States with additional acquittals in various other prosecutions for securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy.

He has successfully represented corporate and individual clients in a variety of matters involving criminal defense and he has achieved multimillion-dollar awards in both international arbitration and in civil litigation matters. Mr. Herman may be seen weekly as a legal commentator on CNN and has been a regular guest on the Nancy Grace Show. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, CNBC American Greed and Good Morning America. He has been designated a Super Lawyer and has been profiled as one of New York Area’s Top Rated Lawyers. Mr. Herman is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and was recently honored by the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents with the Litigator Award, an award bestowed upon the top 1% of all lawyers.

Mr. Herman is a frequent guest lecturer at Universities across the nation in the areas of criminal law and litigation.

Features

• Animal Attacks (e.g., Dog Bites)
• Cybercrimes
• Defamation Cases
• Drug Offenses
• DUI/DWI
• Elevator or Escalator Accidents
• Juvenile Offenses
• Medical Malpractice
• Premises Liability (Slip and Fall)
• Product Liability
• Sex Crimes
• Theft and Burglary
• Violent Crimes (Assault, Murder)
• White-Collar Crimes (Fraud, Embezzlement)
• Workplace Accidents (e.g., Construction Site Injuries)
• Wrongful Death

• License
  Licensed in District of Columbia
  State: District of Columbia
  Acquired: 1990
  Active
  
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 1984
  Currently Registered
  
  Licensed in Pennsylvania
  State: Pennsylvania
  Acquired: 1989
  Inactive
  
• Honors
  2024 - AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  2023 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2022 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2022 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2021 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2020 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2019 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2018 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2017 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2016 - AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  2016 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2015 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
• Work Experience
  1984 - Present Owner, Richard B. Herman
• Education
  1982 - Temple University - JD - Juris Doctor
  1979 - Lehigh University - BA - Bachelor of Arts
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent

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