Richard Crites
Trial Attorney/Deputy Sheriff
- Richard D. Crites, Attorney at Law, L.L.C.
Professional Information
Richard
Crites
Trial Attorney/Deputy Sheriff
Richard D. Crites, Attorney at Law, L.L.C.
Legal Services
Richard Crites started practice in Tucson, Arizona, specializing in Domestic Practice, Personal Injury Practice, Medical Malpractice and Representation of Law Enforcment Officers and was one of the first, if not the first attorney to sue for a law enforcement officer. His practice involved representing officers who were involved in shootings and the use of force. He was appointed Referee, Pima County, Arizona Juvenile Court and served there from 1972-1976, He moved to Springfield, Missouri, in 1978 and established the first "in house" legal department at City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. In August, 1979, he opened his first Law office in Springfield, Missouri and maintains to Richard D. Crites Attorney at Law, LLC, established in 2003. His practice is in domestic relations, personal injury, administrative law and he specializes in representing police officers and in Officer Involved Shootings, having experience in over 100 cases where he assisted or represented officers in that area for over 46 years. He represents law enforcement officers who protect and serve the public, yet are the subjects of ridicule, slander, assaults and discrimination. He is and has been a law enforcement officer [Deputy Sheriff] for four separate counties in Missouri, Pulaski, Stone, Christian and presently Lawrence County, Missouri. He has a background as a Taser instructor, Law Enforcement Officer, and a Certified Instructor for the Missouri Public Safety Officer Training Program. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, training, physical fitness, shooting, reading and novel writing and being with his grand children.
Education, Honors & Awards
Arizona State University
Political Science
(1965)
Minor- American History
University of Arizona
Law School
(1968)
No
Recipient Excellence-Insurance Law
Recipient Excellence-Criminal Procedure
Wiretapping & Eavesdropping in Arizona, A Legislative & Constitution Review, 9 Az. Law Rev.
Personal Information
United States
Missouri
Springfield
Missouri Sheriff's Association
Lawrence County, Mo. Sheriff's Office
Montezuma Lodge #35, F.&A.M. 51 years
Abou Ben Adhem Shriners
Missouri State Bar
Arizona State Bar
9th Cir. U.S. Court of Appeals
8th Cir. U.S. Court of Appeals
Western Dist. U.S. Federal Court
No.Dist. Texas U.S. Dist. Court
Mo. Dept. Public Safety Peace Officer
Mo. Dept. Public Safety Instructor
Travel; Training; Shooting; Reading; Novel Writing, Running & Weight Lifting
Four Children, Kimberly Garrett, LPC
Amy Lee Crites, Esq.
Det. Kevin John Crites
J. Peter Crites, M.D.
I am starting my 49th year of law practice, and I am licensed to practice in Arizona & the Arizona U.S. Dist. Court, 9th Cir. U.S. Court of Appeals,& the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court, & and the Western District U.S., Dist. Court, State of Missouri; & the 8th Cir. U.S. Dist. Court. I am a Certified Force Science Institute, Use of Force Analysis, 2010 and I Completed Los Angeles Police Department Office Involved Shooting Training, 2008. I have represented and assisted approximately 100 or more law enforcement officers who used deadly force. I am licensed by the Missouri Department of Public Safety Licensed as a Peace Officer and Specialist Instructor. I have been a TASER Instructor. and graduated from the Missouri Sheriff's Association Training Academy, 2003. I have taught in that Academy periodically since 2004.
More than 25 years
Officer Involved Shooting Representation of Officers and Agencies, Trial Practice, Domestic Relations Practice, Administrative Law Practice, Personal Injury Law Practice.
Richard Crites started practice in Tucson, Arizona, specializing in Domestic Practice, Personal Injury Practice, Medical Malpractice and Representation of Law Enforcment Officers and was one of the first, if not the first attorney to sue for a law enforcement officer. His practice involved representing officers who were involved in shootings and the use of force. He was appointed Referee, Pima County, Arizona Juvenile Court and served there from 1972-1976, He moved to Springfield, Missouri, in 1978 and established the first "in house" legal department at City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. In August, 1979, he opened his first Law office in Springfield, Missouri and maintains to Richard D. Crites Attorney at Law, LLC, established in 2003. His practice is in domestic relations, personal injury, administrative law and he specializes in representing police officers and in Officer Involved Shootings, having experience in over 100 cases where he assisted or represented officers in that area for over 46 years. He represents law enforcement officers who protect and serve the public, yet are the subjects of ridicule, slander, assaults and discrimination. He is and has been a law enforcement officer [Deputy Sheriff] for four separate counties in Missouri, Pulaski, Stone, Christian and presently Lawrence County, Missouri. He has a background as a Taser instructor, Law Enforcement Officer, and a Certified Instructor for the Missouri Public Safety Officer Training Program. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, training, physical fitness, shooting, reading and novel writing and being with his grand children.
Wall Street Journal
Office Involved Shooting, Certified Use of Force Analyst by Force Science Institute, Mankato, Minn.
Use of Force by Law Enforcement
Trial Practice
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