He litigates civil cases in state and federal court at the trial and appellate level. His practice focuses primarily on the operation of state government and the authority of government officials. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, Mr. Richards worked as a Trial Attorney in the Commercial Litigation Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice, an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and a law clerk to the Honorable R. Barclay Surrick in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.