He makes approximately 1,000 court appearances annually. He has tried cases in almost every Common Pleas and Municipal Court in the Northeast Ohio area and in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. He has argued in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Ohio Court of Appeals on approximately 30 different occasions. Additionally, Richard has filed Memorandums in Support of Jurisdiction in the Ohio Supreme Court. His practice is not confined to homicide cases. He has extensive experience in every type of felony and misdemeanor case, including sex crimes, drug trafficking and possession, theft, fraud, assault, conspiracy and organized crime.