Areas of Practice
- Banking & Financial Services
- Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors'-Debtors' Rights
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Lending & Finance
- Real Estate: Land Use, Development & Finance
Education
- The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1982
- The University of Alabama, B.A., 1978, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1982
Court Admissions
- 11th Cir., 1987
- M.D. Ala., 1988
- N.D. Ala., 1990
- S.D. Ala., 1983
professionalsBio
Richard Wright is a member of the firm's Banking & Financial Services Practice Group. He practices commercial law, secured transactions law, and banking law. Mr. Wright's focus has been in representing financial institutions in the areas of commercial collections, mortgage foreclosures, bankruptcy, loan closings, workouts, loan restructuring, bank operations and bank regulatory matters, particularly those regarding impaired and special assets.
Prior to private practice, Mr. Wright served as a law clerk to Judge Edwin Breland, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama.
Noteworthy
- Recognized in "Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Banking & Finance (annually since 2008)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Banking Law (listed annually since 2007)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
- 2010 Best Lawyers in America Rankings Showcase Jones Walker’s Depth, Growth
- Jones Walker Top-Ranked in Chambers USA
- Sixty-Three Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- Jones Walker Joins with Miller Hamilton
Memberships
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association
- Mobile Bar Association
