Attorney Thomas L. Richard has spent the majority of his practice representing the criminally accused. Attorney Richard’s experience in criminal defense is wide-ranging, including charges of domestic violence assault, serious violent felonies, drug possession and drug trafficking, property crimes, and drunk driving.

He has represented hundreds of people facing criminal charges during his six years in practice. Attorney Richard has previously served as defense counsel in the Cumberland County Adult Drug Treatment Court, where he gained deep insight into substance use disorder and its relationship with the criminal justice system.

Attorney Richard has successfully tried cases before juries in Southern Maine, and is a passionate advocate for his clients in bail hearings, motions hearings, and sentencing proceedings. He is driven by a strong internal sense of justice.

Attorney Richard is a member of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National College for DUI Defense.

He is a 2014 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law. During law school, he clerked for a criminal defense firm and served as a student attorney in the law school’s prisoners’ assistance clinic. He was also a competitor in the National First Amendment Moot Court Competition, hosted by the First Amendment Center and the Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville.

Attorney Richard graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in Political Science.

Tom is a lifelong Mainer, growing up in a small paper mill town in Central Maine. In his spare time, Tom enjoys the Maine outdoors, and spends as much time as possible near, on, or in the water with his family.

Most recently, Tom has begun listening to an ever-growing collection of vinyl records.