Law Offices of Richard P Herman

History

Established in 1972.

Practice of law; Orange County, California, public interest, private practice in recent years focused on significant institutional reform litigation, usually in the Federal Courts, in association with the American Civil Liberties Union, Prisoners Rights Union, Youth Law Center, and Legal Aid Society of Orange County. Also significant personal injury practice, including Wrongful Death and significant Criminal Defense Practice including 3 strikes and murder cases

Meet the Business Owner

Richard P. H.

Business Owner

After working in the family business and work at Douglas Aircraft including, working on the design of the DC 10, Richard P. Herman put himself through law school in the rare coin business. His last years of law school including hands on courses working with the Los Angeles County District Attorneys office and Long Beach Legal Aid.

Mr. Herman lives in Orange County, California where he has practiced for 40 years and has lived for more than 45 years.

With his background in the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office, Mr. Herman’s initial practice was mostly criminal defense, however he quickly moved to personal injuries and civil rights.

As one of the leading civil rights Attorneys in the United States Mr. Herman is an expert on Federal Class Actions and has been attorney of record in more than two dozen class actions, including the landmark Supreme Court Case County of Riverside v. Mc Laughin 500.US.44 and most recently Pierce v. County of Orange (9^th Circuit March 24, 2008)