Joshua W. B. Richards

Joshua W. B. Richards
Primary Office
Credentials & Accolades
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Vermont
Court Admissions
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court 
  • Vermont Supreme Court 
  • New Jersey Supreme Court 
  • District of Columbia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Firm Involvement

  • Vice Chair, Litigation Department
  • Co-Chair, Higher Education Practice

Degrees

  • J.D., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 2006
  • B.A., magna cum laude and with honors, Middlebury College, 2002

Honors & Awards

  • Named one of The Legal Intelligencer's Lawyers on the Fast Track, 2015
  • Named to the Irish Legal 100: Irish Rising Stars list, 2016
  • Named a "Future Star" in Pennsylvania by Benchmark Litigation, 2018 to present
  • Named a "Top Litigator Under 40" by Benchmark Litigation, 2017 to 2021
  • Named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" List for Schools & Education, 2017 to present

Clerkship

  • Judge Norma Shapiro, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania