Rick focuses his practice on representing businesses in transactional and litigation matters, as well as individuals in estate planning, real estate, family law and litigation. He brings a passion for developing and implementing sophisticated, creative and effective solutions to help clients overcome challenging problems in a cost-effective manner. Rick is also a seasoned litigator, who regularly appears in state and federal courts on behalf of his clients.
Prior to moving to Idaho with his family and forming Roberts Law, Rick practiced complex commercial law and litigation in the Washington D.C. area for Reed Smith LLP, Gilbert Heintz & Randolph LLP, and Shaw Pittman LLP. Rick is also a former law clerk to Judge Consuelo Callahan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Chief Judge Morrison England of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and Judge Hilda Tagle of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
District of Columbia Bar
Since 2003
Since 2013
Since 2001
2011 - 2012
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
2009 - 2012
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
2006 - 2009
Reed Smith LLP
2003 - 2006
Gilbert LLP
2002 - 2003
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2001 - 2002
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
1998 - 2001
J.D. | Law
Honors: Cum Laude
1995 - 1998
B.A. (1998) | English
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law