Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Retired 04/15/2020, elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1999; senior research attorney, California Court of Appeal, 4th District, Santa Ana, 1995-99; associate, shareholder, Breidenbach, Huchting & Hamblet, Los Angeles, 1984-95
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1984
Career Highlights: Retired 04/15/2020, elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1999; senior research attorney, California Court of Appeal, 4th District, Santa Ana, 1995-99; associate, shareholder, Breidenbach, Huchting & Hamblet, Los Angeles, 1984-95
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1984
LOS ANGELES — Judge Richard Rico is willing to do what it takes to get a case settled, even if it means conducting his own mandatory settlement conference.
“I try to be very practical,” Rico said.
“We’ve all got to get together and work this out as soon as possible to stop spending the clients’ money,” he added.
Rico’s presided over an unlimited inde... (continued)
