Richard L. Russman was born in Gregory, South Dakota, and raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota. After graduating from Aberdeen Central High School, he earned his Bachelor of Science, with a major in history and a minor in psychology, from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion. There he also competed in intercollegiate baseball. Rich earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law.
Prior to joining the Richardson Law Firm in 2004, Rich honed his legal skills through a general practice that specialized in criminal law. Rich practiced both civil and criminal law in private practice at the Aberdeen-based Rice, Ewinger & Russman Law Firm. He served as Chief Deputy State’s Attorney at the Brown County State’s Attorney’s Office between 2000 and 2005. Rich has been a partner at the Richardson Law Firm since 2006. Rich was appointed to the Federal Practice Committee in 2010.
Rich and his wife Tracy have three children, Zach, Madison and Reese.
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Criminal Law
- Construction Law
- Business Litigation
- Wills and Trusts
- Probate
Bar Admissions
- South Dakota State Bar
- United States District Court, District of South Dakota
- United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Brown County Bar Association
- South Dakota Bar Association
- South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association
Professional Achievements
- Federal Practice Committee
- Brown County Bar Association-President (2001)
- South Dakota State’s Attorney’s Association-Board of Directors
- Criminal Procedure Review-Kansas Law Review
- Criminal Justice Clinic-University of Kansas School of Law