Partner

Richard Berwanger, Jr.

richard.berwanger@askfrost.com

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland, 2008, AIS No. 0812160072
  • District of Columbia, 2012, Bar No. 1010217
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2010, Bar No. 17835
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2010

Background & History

Richard is a partner in Frost Law's litigation department and is the firm's General Counsel. Richard’s practice focuses primarily on general litigation matters, and he has a wealth of experience litigating complex liability matters. His experience includes defending professional and commercial litigation matters, defending attorneys in disciplinary and grievance matters, defending companies in employment-related disputes, advising lawyers and law firms on ethics and risk management matters, providing insurance coverage advice, and litigating insurance coverage disputes. Richard's litigation and employment-related experience allows him to efficiently navigate complex litigation matters and to effectively advise clients on risk management strategies to help them avoid future disputes.

Prior to joining Frost Law in 2021, Richard was a partner at a reputable regional insurance defense litigation firm. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia and in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He received law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law and his M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business. Richard has an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Maryland, and is a big Terps fan.

Richard is based in the firm's Annapolis, Maryland office.

Education

  • University of Baltimore School of Law
    -J.D., 2008
  • University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
    - M.B.A., 2008
  • University of Maryland
    - B.S., Finance, 2005

Speaking engagements

  • Panelist – MSBA Ethics Committee’s Program titled “’But My Client Said…’: An Attorney Grievance Peer Review Panel Demonstration” – June 2015
  • Panelist – MSBA Ethics Committee’s Program titled “Name that Sanction – Can Similar Conduct Lead to Different Sanctions?” – June 2013

Publications

  • Co-Author – “Social Media and Juror Contact: Lawyers Still Have to Play By the Rules,”
    The Maryland Litigator, February 2015
  • Co-Author – “The MSBA’s Updated Answer to Discovery Disputes: Proposed Revisions to the Discovery Guidelines of the Maryland State Bar Association,” The Maryland Litigator, May 2014
  • Co-Author – “Case Update: Court of Special Appeals Extends Application of Absolute Judicial Privilege,” The Maryland Litigator, May 2014
  • Co-Author – Emotional Distress Damages in Legal Malpractice Claims – An Attorney’s Defense, MSBA BAR BULLETIN, October 15, 2010

Professional Organizations & Memberships

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • MSBA Discovery Guidelines Committee

Background & History

Richard is a partner in Frost Law's litigation department and is the firm's General Counsel. Richard’s practice focuses primarily on general litigation matters, and he has a wealth of experience litigating complex liability matters. His experience includes defending professional and commercial litigation matters, defending attorneys in disciplinary and grievance matters, defending companies in employment-related disputes, advising lawyers and law firms on ethics and risk management matters, providing insurance coverage advice, and litigating insurance coverage disputes. Richard's litigation and employment-related experience allows him to efficiently navigate complex litigation matters and to effectively advise clients on risk management strategies to help them avoid future disputes.

Prior to joining Frost Law in 2021, Richard was a partner at a reputable regional insurance defense litigation firm. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia and in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He received law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law and his M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business. Richard has an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Maryland, and is a big Terps fan.

Richard is based in the firm's Annapolis, Maryland office.

Education

  • University of Baltimore School of Law
    -J.D., 2008
  • University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
    - M.B.A., 2008
  • University of Maryland
    - B.S., Finance, 2005

Speaking engagements

  • Panelist – MSBA Ethics Committee’s Program titled “’But My Client Said…’: An Attorney Grievance Peer Review Panel Demonstration” – June 2015
  • Panelist – MSBA Ethics Committee’s Program titled “Name that Sanction – Can Similar Conduct Lead to Different Sanctions?” – June 2013

Publications

  • Co-Author – “Social Media and Juror Contact: Lawyers Still Have to Play By the Rules,”
    The Maryland Litigator, February 2015
  • Co-Author – “The MSBA’s Updated Answer to Discovery Disputes: Proposed Revisions to the Discovery Guidelines of the Maryland State Bar Association,” The Maryland Litigator, May 2014
  • Co-Author – “Case Update: Court of Special Appeals Extends Application of Absolute Judicial Privilege,” The Maryland Litigator, May 2014
  • Co-Author – Emotional Distress Damages in Legal Malpractice Claims – An Attorney’s Defense, MSBA BAR BULLETIN, October 15, 2010

Professional Organizations & Memberships

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • MSBA Discovery Guidelines Committee

Background and History

Richard is a partner in Frost Law's litigation department and is the firm's General Counsel. Richard’s practice focuses primarily on general litigation matters, and he has a wealth of experience litigating complex liability matters. His experience includes defending professional and commercial litigation matters, defending attorneys in disciplinary and grievance matters, defending companies in employment-related disputes, advising lawyers and law firms on ethics and risk management matters, providing insurance coverage advice, and litigating insurance coverage disputes. Richard's litigation and employment-related experience allows him to efficiently navigate complex litigation matters and to effectively advise clients on risk management strategies to help them avoid future disputes.

Prior to joining Frost Law in 2021, Richard was a partner at a reputable regional insurance defense litigation firm. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia and in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He received law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law and his M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business. Richard has an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Maryland, and is a big Terps fan.

Richard is based in the firm's Annapolis, Maryland office.

Past Employment Positions

  • Eccleston & Wolf, 2008-2021

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Education

  • University of Baltimore School of Law
    -J.D., 2008
  • University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
    - M.B.A., 2008
  • University of Maryland
    - B.S., Finance, 2005

Professional Organizations & Memberships

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • MSBA Discovery Guidelines Committee

Languages

Background and History

Richard is a partner in Frost Law's litigation department and is the firm's General Counsel. Richard’s practice focuses primarily on general litigation matters, and he has a wealth of experience litigating complex liability matters. His experience includes defending professional and commercial litigation matters, defending attorneys in disciplinary and grievance matters, defending companies in employment-related disputes, advising lawyers and law firms on ethics and risk management matters, providing insurance coverage advice, and litigating insurance coverage disputes. Richard's litigation and employment-related experience allows him to efficiently navigate complex litigation matters and to effectively advise clients on risk management strategies to help them avoid future disputes.

Prior to joining Frost Law in 2021, Richard was a partner at a reputable regional insurance defense litigation firm. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia and in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He received law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law and his M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business. Richard has an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Maryland, and is a big Terps fan.

Richard is based in the firm's Annapolis, Maryland office.

Past Employment Positions

  • Eccleston & Wolf, 2008-2021

More videos

Education

  • University of Baltimore School of Law
    -J.D., 2008
  • University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
    - M.B.A., 2008
  • University of Maryland
    - B.S., Finance, 2005

Professional Organizations & Memberships

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • MSBA Discovery Guidelines Committee

Languages

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