About Richard
Richard Roberts built a legal education that combined humanities and law. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado—Denver in 1995 and received his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law in 1998. Those years set the stage for a career that has alternated between firm practice and federal court clerkships.
Soon after law school, Roberts moved into the federal court system. In 2001 he served as a law clerk to Judge Hilda G. Tagle of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. That early exposure to trial-level federal work preceded a string of associate positions at national firms. In 2002 he joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as an associate, then moved to Gilbert LLP in 2003. By 2006 he was an associate at Reed Smith LLP, working in firm environments that handled complex litigation matters.
Roberts returned to the judiciary later in the decade. In 2009 he clerked for Judge Consuelo M. Callahan on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He followed that role with a 2011 clerkship for Judge Morrison C. England on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The sequence of appellate and district court clerkships broadened his familiarity with appellate briefing, federal procedure, and the practical demands of trial work.
Those experiences inform the kinds of matters he handles. Admission to practice in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Idaho gives him a multi-jurisdictional reach. His background covers federal litigation, appellate practice, and the practicalities of managing cases from initial pleadings through opinion and order. The mix of big-firm practice and court-side drafting has produced a methodical approach to pleadings and legal research.
Roberts now leads Roberts Law, PLLC. The firm listing indicates an independent practice rather than a national firm affiliation. In that setting he draws on years of clerking and associate work to advise clients on litigation strategy and appellate options. He is experienced in preparing appellate briefs, drafting motions in federal court, and addressing procedural issues that shape case outcomes.
Quiet and precise in courtroom preparation, he tends to combine attention to detail with an understanding of how judges consider legal arguments. His current practice at Roberts Law, PLLC concentrates on federal litigation and appellate matters.
