Ron Richardson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 13, 1953. He is married to Ella; has two children, Brea and Delsin; one grandson, Jasper, and has resided in Bel Air, Maryland since 1991. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia. He is a senior attorney with Peter Angelos Law where, for the past thirty-four years, has specialized in various forms of mass tort litigation including, but not limited to, asbestos mesothelioma litigation. One of his most successful trial verdicts, reversed on appeal and ultimately settled, was as co-lead counsel in a $1.5 billion judgment against Exxon obtained in the Circuit Court of Baltimore County after a six-month trial. Mr. Richardson has been involved in verdicts and settlements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.

Mr. Richardson graduated from Loyola High School in Blakefield, Maryland in 1971. He attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where he obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees in Criminal Justice. He received a J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California in 1986 and received a Certificate in Biblical Studies from Capital Bible Seminary in Lanham, Maryland in May, 2012.

Mr. Richardson is a member in good standing in the Maryland State Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the National Bar Association, the Monumental City Bar Association, the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Baltimore County Bar Association and the Harford County Bar Association.

He co-founded the Monumental City Bar Foundation in 1998; has chaired that organization on several occasions and has served as a member of its Board of Directors until 2018. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland since 2001. He has served on the Board of Trustees of Loyola High School 1997-2003; Maryland State Bar Association Membership Committee 2002-2010; Maryland State Bar Association Board of Governors 1999-2001; Board of Trustees of the Baltimore Bar Foundation 2000-2001, 2006-2007; Maryland State Bar Local and Specialty Bar Liaison 2000-2001; Maryland State Bar Professionalism Course Faculty Member 2000; Bar Association of Baltimore City Member-at-Large 2000-2001; Bar Association of Baltimore City Nominations Committee Chair 2001; National Bar Association Mid-Year Conference Gertrude E. Rush Award Dinner Committee Co-Chair 2001; President of Monumental City Bar Association 1996-1997 and as chair of the Deacon Board of Bel Forest Baptist Church 1999-2000.

Mr. Richardson is the author of Oneness With God (Second Edition Pending) and has assisted in the production of two documentary films: Color At The Bar and Maryland State Bar Association: An Oral History.

Ronald E. Richardson

Find Featured Recipients

Attorney Acceptance Form

Attorney Login

Ronald E. Richardson

Login

Sign up for