Richard B. North, Jr.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Recognized since 2012
Atlanta, Georgia
Practice Areas
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Richard B. North, Jr. is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Atlanta where his litigation practice includes pharmaceutical and medical device defense, aviation law, product liability, and commercial litigation. A former leader of the Firm's General Litigation practice group, he presently heads up a litigation team.
Contact & Links
Location
- Atlantic Station, Suite 1700
201 Seventeenth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30363
Education
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, Georgia
Affiliations
- Alliance Francaise in Atlanta - Board of Governors
- American Bar Association - Member
- Atlanta Bar Association - Member
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Product Liability Advisory Council - Sustaining Member
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Federal Clerkships
- United States Court of Appeals
Atlanta, Georgia
257 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
117 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
- The Legal 500 United States: Product liability and mass tort defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices (2014-2016)
- The International Who's Who of Liability Defence Lawyers (2010, 2016)
- The Best Lawyers in America® -- Product Liability Defense (2012-2018)
- Georgia Super Lawyers (2010 – 2014)
- Recognized for excellence in client services in the BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms (2011)
- Selected as one of Georgia Trend's Legal Elite (2012)
- Recipient of the Firm's Sheryl Ortmann Diversity Award for his achievements in promoting diversity in the legal profession (2013)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Appellate Practice
- Product Liability Litigation
Publications
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