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Thank
you for considering me to serve as your lawyer.
You can count on me to provide you absolute loyalty,
commitment to your cause, intensely focused efforts,
and vigorous advocacy. You will also benefit from
my record of academic and professional excellence
and more than three decades of experience orchestrating
successful outcomes for clients.
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As
a community lawyer, I provide general practice
legal services in criminal, civil, personal injury,
family, real estate, wills, probate, estate, and
business law. Additionally, I have extensive experience
in every aspect of government law including, but
not limited to, government contracts, military
law, disability and claims, personnel, and social
security law. I am also available to consult with
you concerning other areas. I will help you find
an experienced, competent lawyer if I am unable
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I
invite you to call and schedule an appointment
for a free initial consultation with me. In addition
to discussing your legal concerns, we will discuss
fees and payment. I will strive to tailor my fees
to your individual circumstances and the local
legal services market. My intention is to provide
you world class legal services at a fair price.
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After
thirty-one years active Air Force service, I am
now a retired JAG Colonel. I served as an enlisted
member for six years before being awarded an Air
Force ROTC college scholarship. Designated an
Air Force Distinguished Graduate (Top 10% in the
country), I was commissioned a second lieutenant
in 1977, and for four years I served as a missile
combat crew commander and crew instructor. The
Air Force then competitively selected me for law
school.
I
served the balance of my military career as a
Judge Advocate - a military lawyer serving military
commanders and the military community. As a "JAG,"
I served as a community legal assistance attorney
(family law such as adoptions and divorces, wills
and estates, and consumer law); as a felony prosecutor;
Special Assistant United States Attorney; contracts
and commercial law attorney; commercial law trial
attorney; as Chief of Air Force Commercial Law
and Litigation - the Air Force's senior uniformed
business lawyer and chief federal trial attorney;
and I served in various other lawyer and leader
positions, including three times as a Command
General Counsel (Staff Judge Advocate in "military
speak"). In the federal courts, I successfully
represented the government in cases against contractors
such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Westinghouse
involving intense litigation with millions of
tax-payer dollars at stake. I am also very experienced
in negotiating favorable settlement agreements-which
usually provide better, less costly outcomes than
litigation.
Following
retirement from the Air Force, I was director
of Paralegal and Legal Studies at the University
of Texas at San Antonio. I then served ten years
as the Chief of Commercial and Financial Law for
the U. S. Army's Installation Management Command.
Throughout my career I have served as an adjunct
professor in business and in law at a variety
of colleges and universities. After a lengthy,
satisfying career in public service, I now want
to use my education, experience, and skills to
serve my community and to serve you.
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EDUCATION
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1977:
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, With Highest
Honors, University of Louisville |
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1981:
Master of Business Administration, With Highest
Honors (Number 1 in Graduating Class), University
of Montana |
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1984:
Juris Doctorate, With Honors, University of
Montana |
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1989:
Post-Doctoral Degree (LL.M) in Government Contracts
Law, The National Law Center at George Washington
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1991:
USAF Command & Staff College |
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1997:
USAF Air War College (Analogous to a Graduate
Degree in National Security Studies)
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ADMITTED
TO PRACTICE LAW BEFORE:
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The
United States Court of Federal Claims |
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Federal
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Military
Trial Courts (Courts Martial) |
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United
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Texas
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Montana
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Bottom
Line: I am experienced and well prepared to assist
with your legal matters and challenges. I am not
engaged in a high volume practice intended as a
revenue generating machine. Instead, I carefully
manage and limit my caseload to provide you meticulous,
accurate legal research, analysis, conclusions,
alternatives, recommendations, and representation.
I work for you, communicate with you freely, and
I only pursue actions that we've discussed and that
you've asked me to pursue on your behalf. I do not
work my goals and agenda; I work yours. I have a
passion for the law and for service. And to that
end my intention is to provide world class legal
services at fair prices. Please call to schedule
a free appointment with me to discuss how I can
serve you.
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Thank
you again for visiting this site and for considering
me to serve as your lawyer.
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Sincerely,
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Richard
E. Prins
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Texas
Bar No. 24039709
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