RICHARD F. LEE

rlee@rppmh.com

Richard F. Lee is civil litigator and his practice concentrates on  business disputes, contracts, corporate and partnership matters, business torts, legal malpractice, fiduciary law, real estate, landlord/tenant, personal injury as well as arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.

Rick attended the University of California at Santa Barbara and graduated with a B.A. in 1975.  He studied law at the University of Santa Clara.  He received his J.D., summa cum laude, in 1977 and received the American Jurisprudence Award and Emery Law Scholarships.  Rick was admitted to the California Bar in 1977.

From 1979 through 1996, Rick practiced law with Schramm & Raddue in Santa Barbara.  In 1996, he established a solo practice as the Law Office of Richard F. Lee.  Rick joined Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy in 2007 as a partner.

Rick is active in both community and professional organizations, having served as President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Foundation and Barristers Club and twice as a member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association.  He currently is the Editor-in-Chief of the Santa Barbara Lawyer.  Rick serves on the Board of Directors of the Alano Club and serves as its Vice President.

He is admitted to all state and federal courts in California, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals.  Rick is a member of the California and Santa Barbara County Bar Associations.