The Washington State Supreme Court has handed down an eight-month suspension to Seattle-based family law litigator Timothy Ronald Richards, following a series of severe professional misconduct violations that occurred during his own divorce proceedings.
I have two comments I want to make. First, isn’t it interesting to note how the effects of stress from the divorce were mentioned. He became victim of the same system he was part of.
Secondly, I find it noteworthy how the actions of someone working in Family Law suggest he knows perfectly well that there are relatively few penalties for men not following the family law orders. He clearly knows this and put it into practice. I’m sure not following orders still wouldn’t have been an issue had he not shown up at the home of a peer and vandalized her car.
As a pro se litigant, I experienced severe verbal abuse and disrespectful conduct from opposing counsel, Mr. Richards. His inappropriate behavior required multiple verbal warnings to stop. He only modified his conduct after I indicated awareness of his domestic violence record. Mr. Richards subsequently informed my ex-spouse that he was transferring the case to another attorney due to scheduling conflicts. This transition directly preceded his official professional suspension.
Attorneys and doctors…some are just plain assholes. The degree does not make them a good person.
I have two comments I want to make. First, isn’t it interesting to note how the effects of stress from the divorce were mentioned. He became victim of the same system he was part of.
Secondly, I find it noteworthy how the actions of someone working in Family Law suggest he knows perfectly well that there are relatively few penalties for men not following the family law orders. He clearly knows this and put it into practice. I’m sure not following orders still wouldn’t have been an issue had he not shown up at the home of a peer and vandalized her car.
As a pro se litigant, I experienced severe verbal abuse and disrespectful conduct from opposing counsel, Mr. Richards. His inappropriate behavior required multiple verbal warnings to stop. He only modified his conduct after I indicated awareness of his domestic violence record. Mr. Richards subsequently informed my ex-spouse that he was transferring the case to another attorney due to scheduling conflicts. This transition directly preceded his official professional suspension.
Yikes. That tells me that that attorney has gotten away with a lot of bad behavior before.