Richard Alexander
About Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander is the Managing Partner of Alexander Law Group, LLP. He is a nationally recognized personal injury lawyer and consumer protection advocate with decades of experience representing families in wrongful death cases and survivors of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and serious injuries from defective products, toxic chemicals, and vehicle accidents. Richard earned a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, and received a full-tuition National Honor Scholarship to the University of Chicago Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1969. He served as President of the Santa Clara County Bar Association and as Governor of the State Bar of California. He is a founding officer of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and served as Governor and Vice President of California Consumer Attorneys. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, rated 10/10 Superb by Avvo, and has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer, Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer of the Year, and Top 100 California Lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has authored over 1,300 articles and blogs, including five peer-reviewed law review articles, and has tried cases in state and federal courts across 24 states.
Notable case results
Trial verdict for defective surgical stapler -- largest defective product verdict in California
For child abuse
Electrical burn injuries recovery
C-6 quadriplegia recoveries against dairy truck
Trial judgment for child found 66% at fault running into street with $50,000 insurance policy
Confidential recovery for defective fuel system causing lifetime scars and a teenage death
Triple amputation suffered by trespassing teen in Washington, D.C.
For death and severe crush injuries caused by a teenager with a $15,000 policy
Jury verdict for brain injury caused by a big rig
For seniors crushed by VTA bus
L-1 paraplegic motorcycle crash with $30,000 insurance policy
Birth defects caused by mother's exposure to chemicals at work
Police brutality; shotgun face wound
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
