About Richard A.
Richard A. Grossman built his legal foundation at Northeastern Illinois University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1989. He went on to Emory University School of Law and received his J.D. in 1992. Those years set the stage for a career spent largely in courtrooms and in public defense work.
Straight out of law school he joined the Fulton County Public Defender's Office as a trial lawyer. That early work put him at the center of trial preparation, client interviews and courtroom advocacy. By 1996 he moved to the Fulton County Conflict Defender's Office, where he took on supervisory responsibilities while continuing to try cases. The supervisory role added case-management duties and an opportunity to mentor other trial lawyers while remaining active at trial.
In 1998 he began practicing under his own name, establishing Richard A. Grossman, Trial Lawyer. Since then he has continued to represent clients in criminal matters across state and federal venues. His experience in public defense and conflict work carried over into private practice, where he has handled trials and pretrial litigation for individuals facing serious charges.
Grossman is licensed in Georgia and has argued matters in the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the Middle District of Georgia. He has maintained membership in the State Bar of Georgia since 1992 and has been a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers since 1993.
Colleagues and former clients describe him as a courtroom lawyer who carries years of hands-on trial work. He has balanced supervisory duties with front-line trial practice and later the responsibilities of running a solo practice. He prepares cases for trial, manages evidentiary hearings and represents clients through appeals when needed. He currently focuses on criminal defense and trial work in Georgia and federal courts.
