About Richard
Richard E. Sarver is a founding member of the law firm of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., a New Orleans litigation firm ranked among the top litigation firms in Louisiana. Rick has extensive jury trial experience, including trials in thirteen different states. He has served as lead trial attorney in more than 100 jury trials, including complex multidistrict litigation. Many of his trials have been in bet-the-company litigation, where he repeatedly has succeeded before juries. His experience includes federal and state civil and criminal proceedings. His practice is concentrated in complex litigation, particularly including environmental, product liability and toxic tort cases.
Richard E. Sarver is a founding member of the law firm of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., a New Orleans litigation firm ranked among the top litigation firms in Louisiana. Rick has extensive jury trial experience, including trials in thirteen different states. He has served as lead trial attorney in more than 100 jury trials, including complex multidistrict litigation. Many of his trials have been in bet-the-company litigation, where he repeatedly has succeeded before juries. His experience includes federal and state civil and criminal proceedings. His practice is concentrated in complex litigation, particularly including environmental, product liability and toxic tort cases.
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, New Orleans (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, New Orleans (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Environmental Law, New Orleans (2014)
- Recognized: Appellate Practice
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Environmental Law
- Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Special Focus: Environmental
- Special Focus: Large Case Litigation
- Special Focus: Mass Disaster
- Special Focus: Natural Resources
- Special Focus: Product Liability
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Chambers USA, Ranked in Band 1, Litigation: General Commercial
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
