James G. Richmond, JD'69
Over the past 37 years, James G. Richmond has developed a national reputation as a top federal prosecutor and corporate litigator. He has prosecuted a broad range of high-profile cases involving health care fraud, financial fraud, and white-collar crime.
In the early 1970s, Richmond was a special agent for the FBI and for the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS. He was then an assistant U.S. attorney in Hammond, Ind., where he tried more than 40 criminal cases, including a case involving the prosecution of a former CIA employee for committing espionage against the United States. From 1985 to 1991, Richmond was the U.S. attorney for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, where he led the most effective public corruption task force in the history of Lake County.
From 1990 to 1991, he served as the first special counsel for financial institution fraud to then-deputy attorney general William P. Barr and oversaw the prosecution for the failures of the 100 largest savings-and-loans institutions, which resulted in the conviction of more than 300 lenders, borrowers, attorneys, and accountants. Richmond has served on the National Economic Crime Council and was chair of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee. He is a recipient of the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service to the U.S. Department of Justice.
A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Richmond has substantial experience in civil and criminal jury trials. In private practice, he has represented a senior FBI official in connection with the Ruby Ridge incident and has served as minority counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the "October Surprise" hearings. He has conducted more than 200 internal investigations for several NYSE corporations and has been acting general counsel for Argosy Gaming and National Health Laboratories.
Richmond spent eight years at Ungaretti & Harris in Chicago, where he became managing partner and chair. He then joined the Chicago office of Greenberg Traurig in 2002, where he practices today. Richmond is an active supporter of Indiana University and is a member of the School of Law's Board of Visitors.