Richard M.
Gaal

Position: Partner
Office: Mobile

Richard Gaal is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and a member of the bankruptcy and restructuring team.

Richard represents clients in complex bankruptcy matters throughout the country, including secured lenders and other creditors, unsecured creditors’ committees, debtors-in-possession, trustees, and asset purchasers. He helps businesses and individuals successfully reorganize and confirm plans, including liquidating plans. He is also well versed in filing and helping confirm creditor plans.

Notably, Richard represented the court-appointed trustee in one of the largest cases ever filed in Alabama by multiple publicly traded entities. This experience has provided him with a deep understanding of both debtor and creditor perspectives, allowing him to navigate the complexities of bankruptcy law.

Richard also has substantial experience in business and commercial litigation, class action litigation, and partnership disputes. He has tried hundreds of bench trials, jury trials, and contested evidentiary hearings in federal courts, including bankruptcy courts, throughout the country.