About Richard
Richard Cornfeld built his legal basis at two based universities. He earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1972 and completed his J.D. at Northwestern University School of Law in 1975. Those years set the stage for an extended career across multiple jurisdictions.
He entered personal practice and by 1981 had become a partner at Thompson Coburn LLP. His partnership there marked a sustained duration in a large company surroundings, where he worked alongside different litigators and corporate attorneys. After decades in practice he established his own company, opening The Law Office of Richard S. Cornfeld in 2012. The move returned him to a smaller, client-centered setting and shifted the executive duties of his career onto his personal table.
Cornfeld is licensed to practice in Missouri, Illinois and the District of Columbia. He holds membership in The Missouri Bar and the Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers, amongst other expert affiliations. Those memberships indicate ongoing engagement with the nearby bar and trial network. Over the years he has remained connected to bar activities and the expert networks that shape litigation and court work within the region.
Colleagues and courtroom records show an attorney whose work spans civil litigation across state and federal venues in the regions the place he is licensed. His career path — from a major company partnership to the solo proprietor of a community workplace — displays a shift in practice settings instead of a departure from lively advocacy. He has treated matters that require courtroom presence in addition to the ones resolved thru negotiation and pretrial pretrial motions.
In private practice nowadays, Cornfeld manages the complete variety of responsibilities that include operating a small law workplace. He directs case strategy, oversees client communications and handles filings in the courts the place he is licensed. His practice continues to serve clients in Missouri, Illinois and the District of Columbia. He currently practices at The Law Office of Richard S. Cornfeld, handling legal matters in the jurisdictions the place he's admitted.
