Richard H. Deane Jr. (Rick)
Partner

Practice Leader
Corporate Criminal Investigations

Contact

(T) +1.404.581.8502
(F) +1.404.581.8330

Education

  • University of Michigan (LL.M. 1979); The University of Georgia (J.D. 1977; Earl Warren Scholar; B.A. cum laude 1974)

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia

Government Service

  • U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia (1998-2001); Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (1994-1998); and Chief of the Criminal Division (1990-1994), Chief of the General Crimes Section (1986-1990), and Assistant U.S. Attorney (1980-1986), Northern District of Georgia, United States Department of Justice

Rick Deane represents clients who are facing all types of criminal or civil investigations by the United States Department of Justice and other investigative agencies. He has extensive experience in dealing with federal grand jury investigations. In addition to his criminal trial work, Rick handles general litigation matters.

Rick has broad experience trying cases in state and federal courts and has gained extensive experience appearing before the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. He recently served as lead counsel in defending criminal charges against a major design-build company. All charges against the company were dismissed and the company paid a civil assessment. He also recently served as lead counsel in a month-long personal injury case tried in state court to a complete defense verdict.

Representative clients include the Atlanta School Board, The Facilities Group, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, The Public Warehousing Company K.S.C., The Sherwin-Williams Company, Wal-Mart, and numerous others.

Rick is co-chair of the Firm's Corporate Criminal Investigations Practice and is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers.


Honors & Distinctions

  • Named by Time Magazine in 2001 to the "Time 100 List of Innovators" featured in the Georgia edition of Super Lawyers magazine; named in Chambers USA "America's Leading Lawyers for Business"; listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Georgia Trend magazine's "Legal Elite"
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