Richard J. Leighton

  • Partner
  • Direct Dial: +1 202.434.4220
  • Fax: +1 202.434.4646
  • Professional Assistant: Christi Price, Ph: +1 202.434.4261

    Washington, DC

    1001 G Street NW
    Suite 500 West
    Washington, DC 20001

Dick Leighton joined Keller and Heckman in 1994 and is the firm's senior litigator.

Mr. Leighton is a trial and appellate lawyer as well as a commercial arbitrator and mediator. He has a national practice representing business and trade association clients before federal and state courts, regulatory and self-regulatory bodies, legislative committees, and alternative dispute resolution forums. Mr. Leighton is most frequently involved in food, drug, environmental, and contract issues, especially those related to advertising, labeling, promotion, trademarks, and franchising.

Mr. Leighton is a Senior Fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States, he has been named by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the "50 Best Lawyers" in Washington and is listed in Who's Who and Who's Who in American Law.

 

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Education

  • Pennsylvania State University
        B.A., 1962
  • American University
        J.D., 1970

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Memberships

  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Program Leader); Federal American Inn of Court (Past President); Commercial and Large Complex Case Panels of the American Arbitration Association; Advertising and Trademark Panel of the Center for Public Resources/INTA; ADR Committee of the International Trademark Association

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