{"id":6671,"date":"2020-01-06T06:47:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T06:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/alumni\/?p=6671"},"modified":"2020-01-07T06:55:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T06:55:44","slug":"orlanda-richmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/alumni\/2020\/01\/06\/orlanda-richmond\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlanda Richmond"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOrlando R. Richmon<\/span>\"\"d, Sr. is a 1986 graduate of Jackson State University and served as the Student Goverment President.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRecognized as one of Benchmark Litigation’s<\/i> 2019 Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, Richmond is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and American College of Trial Lawyers and an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has nearly 30 years of experience and served as lead counsel or co-counsel in numerous jury trials in state, federal and military venues. He has tried at least 60 cases to verdict, and his trial practice over the past several years has primarily focused on mass tort litigation involving pharmaceutical products, toxic torts and environmental issues. In addition to his product liability practice, he also defends Attorneys General consumer protection litigation for clients in a variety of industries. \n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe is typically called upon to prepare and try cases in challenging venues with significant amounts in controversy. AmLaw’s The Litigation Daily<\/i> profiled him as its Litigator of the Week, May 11, 2018<\/span><\/a>, for his defense verdict in a bellwether Pradaxa®<\/sup> product liability trial, and Law360<\/i> featured him as one of its 2016 Trial Pros<\/span><\/a>. He is known for his courtroom presence, calm demeanor at trial and oral advocacy skills. He has extensive experience and success in converting medical, scientific and industry information into presentations that are easy for juries to understand.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRichmond is listed by a variety of other industry publications, including Chambers USA, LMG Life Sciences<\/i>, The Best Lawyers in America<\/i>, Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defense<\/i>, Who’s Who Legal: Life Sciences<\/i>, and Mid-South Super Lawyers<\/i>. He has spoken on trial and litigation-related topics at prestigious industry conferences, including ACI’s Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar and IADC’s Corporate Counsel College.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRichmond was profiled by the American College of Trial Lawyers in “Fellows as Ministers: Calling and Practice Not Mutually Exclusive,”<\/span><\/a> <\/span>Journal<\/i>, Issue 89, Spring 2019, for serving as a pastor of Northside Christian Church in West Point, Mississippi. He is a member of the West Point, Mississippi Hall of Fame. He has served as City Attorney for West Point since 2005. He is a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation, past president of the Mississippi Bar Association’s Litigation\/General Practice Section, and served on the Mississippi Governor’s Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee. His litigation career began as a Marine Corps JAG Officer, and he was nominated for Outstanding Young Marine Corps Lawyer for his work. Full bio:  Read More<\/a> <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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