Areas of Practice
- Banking & Financial Services
- Banking & Financial Services Litigation
- 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
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright
2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Banking and Finance Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance, and Real Estate Law (listed annually since 2007)
- Recognized in "Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring (annually since 2008) and in the area of Banking & Finance (2008–2010)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Eighty-Two Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
- Jones Walker Receives Unmatched Rankings in Chambers USA
- Seventy-Three Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
- Jones Walker Receives Unparalleled Rankings in Chambers USA
- 2010 Best Lawyers in America Rankings Showcase Jones Walker’s Depth, Growth
- Jones Walker Top-Ranked in Chambers USA
Memberships
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association
- Mobile Bar Association
