About Richard T.
Richard T. West earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1966. He stayed in Urbana to attend the University of Illinois College of Law, receiving his J.D. in 1969. Those years framed an early legal education grounded in a large public university and a law school with deep ties to Illinois courts and practitioners.
After completing law school, West began a long career in practice across two Midwestern states. He is licensed to practice in both Illinois and Indiana. Over the decades that followed he has worked in private practice, advising clients, negotiating agreements and representing parties in a variety of legal matters. His career spans more than five decades, a duration that has encompassed changes in the law and the business of law alike.
People who have worked with West describe an attorney who approaches matters deliberately. He has handled transactional work and litigation, moving between the demands of courtroom procedure and the give-and-take of client counseling. Colleagues note that maintaining clarity in written work and persistence in resolving disputes have marked much of his work. He has seen legal issues evolve and has adapted practices to match new procedural and substantive developments.
West’s education in Illinois and his admissions in both Illinois and Indiana have shaped a practice that serves clients on both sides of the state line. That regional footprint has required attention to differing state rules and courtroom cultures, as well as to the practical needs of people and organizations confronting legal problems. The steady accumulation of practical know-how over many years has informed how he prepares cases and advises on transactions.
Outside formal courtroom and office settings, West has remained engaged with the routine demands of serving clients: meeting deadlines, preparing filings and negotiating resolutions. Those day-to-day responsibilities have been a consistent part of his professional life since the late 1960s.
As of 2026 he maintains an active practice serving clients in Illinois and Indiana.
