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Admitted: 1981, New York; 1989, California Law School: Georgetown University, J.D. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Trusts and Estates Section, Chair, 2000-2001 and Executive Committee, 1997-2002) and American Bar Associations. Biography: Member, Georgetown Law Journal, 1978-1980. Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Murray M. Schwartz, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1980-1981. Born: Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1952
Richard Cleary represents clients in the areas of estate planning, disputed probate and trust matters, estate and trust administration, and conservatorships.
Richard Cleary established his law office in 1995. Before opening his own practice Richard was a partner of the international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy. He practiced in Milbank's New York office from 1983 to 1989, and in the firm's Los Angeles office from 1989 to 1994. Richard also worked for two years with the Coudert Brothers in New York City. Prior to joining Coudert Brothers, Richard spent a year as a law clerk to the Hon. Murray M. Schwartz, and United States District Judge in Wilmington, Delaware.
Richard Cleary graduated with honors from Georgetown University Law Center in 1980, where he was an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
Richard Cleary is a member of the bars of California and New York, and he is also admitted to practice in federal courts in New York and California and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Los Angeles Complex Litigation Inn of Court.
Richard Cleary has been active in bar activities and is a former Chair of the Trusts and Estates Section of the
Los Angeles County Bar Association.
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