Richard E. Stites (Partner, Bloomington)
Richard was born on 6-7-1954 in Marshall, Michigan.
Richard joined LivingstonBarger in 1979 when he graduated from law school. He became a partner at the firm in 1985. Concentrating his practice in the area of complex civil litigation, he has maintained a particular emphasis in the area of medical and hospital liability-related matters. He also maintains a significant involvement in the area of business-related litigation and pharmaceutical defense litigation. Richard has successfully handled hundreds of cases for his clients over the years, at trial, upon appeal and in pretrial resolution. He also practices as a mediator in and around central and northern Illinois and is frequently sought after as a neutral for a variety of civil litigation cases. His understanding of the litigation process is an invaluable aid to the resolution of frequently complex litigation. Richard authored the “Jury instructions and Special Interrogatories” chapter for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education from 1991 through 2003 and is a charter member of Leading Lawyers (Illinois) and on its Advisory Board. He is rated AV (now 5.0) by Martindale-Hubbell and, in 2008, was elected to Fellowship in the prestigious Litigation Counsel of America. He has been a member of the Society of Trial Lawyers since 1992.
- Illinois Bar Association (1979 - current)
- Bar Association of the Central Federal District Courts of Illinois (1979 - current)
- Bar Association of the Southern Federal District Courts of Illinois (1979 - current)
- Defense Research Institute (1987 - current)
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (1991 - current)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (1987 - current)
- McLean County Bar Association (1979 - current)
- Phi Alpha Delta (1978 - current)
- Society of Trial Lawyers (1992 - current)
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (2007 - current)
- Illinois Society for Healthcare Risk Management (2009 - current)
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (2008 - current)
- Illinois State Bar (1979)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1983)
- U.S. Supreme Court (1992)
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois (1979)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (2005)
- Illinois Leading Lawyers (2002)
- Central District of Illinois Federal Court Local Rules Committee (1989)
- Phi Kappa Phi (1976)
- Phi Beta Kappa (1976)
- Order of the Coif (1979)
- James Scholar (1972)
- University of Illinois - A.B. 1976 (Double Major, Economics and Finance) (Cum Laude, Highest Departmental Distinction (Finance))
- Indiana University School of Law - J.D. 1979 (Manga Cum Laude)
- IDC Quarterly. "Catastrophic Injury and Structured Verdicts - Confronting the Healing Art Malpractice Act.." Volume: 2. Issue: 2. 1992. Pages: 1-10.
- Indiana Law Journal. "The Moment of Inadvertence Concept in Strict Products Liability; The Seed of Destruction for the Assumption of the Risk Defense?." Volume: 53. Issue: 3. 1978. Pages: 531 - 547.
- IICLE Illinois Civil Practice. "Instructions and Special Interrogatories." Volume: 3. Issue: 11. 2003. Pages: 1-38.
- Richard Stites. "CV." Volume: 1. Issue: 1. 2010. Pages: 1.
