Richard Grand

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Richard Grand (1930 - 2013) was an American lawyer based in Tucson, Arizona.

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Grand was born in Gdańsk, Poland, in 1930, and nine years later emigrated to America with his family. Originally based in New York, he graduated from New York University and later gained his degree in Law from the University of Arizona in 1958.^[1]^[2]

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In 1972 he won a $3.5m personal injury claim, which was the largest such award in American legal history (at that time). Off the back of this, he founded the Inner Circle of Advocates, an exclusive legal society with membership restricted to lawyers who had won more than $1m in damages.^[3] He was also the President of the Richard Grand Society in Britain, a similar organisation.^[1]^[2] The Richard Grand Society was arguably still more exclusive, as membership was limited to only 25 lawyers.^[4]

The Inner Circle of Advocates is an organization of civil plaintiff trial lawyers in the United States. To qualify for an invitation, members must have won a physical injury or death case with a million-dollar verdict. The group only admitted male members until 1990, when Judith Livingston became the first female member.

Grand never retired from the legal profession, and was still practicing when he died in San Francisco in April 2013.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "Richard Grand". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
1 2 Brosseau, Carli. "Richard Grand dies; Tucson attorney's huge trial awards matched his name". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
↑ Thomas Strong (1 November 2012). Strong Advocate: The Life of a Trial Lawyer. University of Missouri Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8262-7296-6.
↑ Richard L. Abel (2003). English Lawyers Between Market and State: The Politics of Professionalism. Oxford University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-826033-2.

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[legacy-1] 1 2 3 "Richard Grand". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[tucson-2] 1 2 Brosseau, Carli. "Richard Grand dies; Tucson attorney's huge trial awards matched his name". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[Strong2012-3] Thomas Strong (1 November 2012). Strong Advocate: The Life of a Trial Lawyer. University of Missouri Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8262-7296-6.

[Abel2003-4] Richard L. Abel (2003). English Lawyers Between Market and State: The Politics of Professionalism. Oxford University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-826033-2.