Richard P. Sulzer
(email: rsulzer@sulzerandwilliams.com)

Mr. Sulzer attended the Tulane University College of Arts and Sciences in New Orleans, Louisiana. Based upon academic performance, he was admitted to the Tulane School of Law under the Dual Degree Program, earning a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) in History in 1989 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1991. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Sulzer entered into a solo general civil practice in Mandeville, Louisiana. Practice areas included general civil litigation, corporate, business and consumer law, as well family law. Mr. Sulzer subsequently joined an insurance defense firm in Metairie, Louisiana, initially focusing on medical malpractice defense. Mr. Sulzer’s practice broadened to include occupational illness litigation, involving representation of executive officers, product manufacturers, safety equipment suppliers and premise defendants. On February 1, 2000, Mr. Sulzer co-founded the law firm of Sulzer & Williams, LLC.

Although well versed in a wide variety of practice areas, Mr. Sulzer continues to devote the majority of his time to the field of complex, multi-party litigation. Many of these cases involve occupational illness claims, including claims arising from alleged exposure to asbestos, silica and lead paint. Mr. Sulzer has served as defense liaison counsel in a number of cases, and has also acted as national coordinating counsel on behalf of various clients. Mr. Sulzer is an active member of the Defense Research Institute, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and is a lifetime appointee to the National Registry of Who’s Who.