Experienced and Effective Automobile / Traffic Injury, Sexual Harassment and Long Term Disability Attorney from Portland Oregon.
For Over Two Decades
Richard Rizk has successfully resolved insurance claims.
Why Richard Rizk?
In his law practice, Richard promises aggressive, responsive representation with compassion and focus toward results. He anticipates opposing arguments yet is open to creative solutions, regardless whose idea. Since Mr. Rizk has years of experience representing insurers and working inside insurance companies, he knows what motivates insurers to pay claims.
Richard is Experienced & Confident
Richard has winning civil jury trial, bench trial and appeal records. Since the early 1990s Mr. Rizk has successfully argued and authored many disability appeals. He has also successfully resolved harassment and disability claims asserted against America's most powerful companies.
Richard Cares
He has supervised developmentally disabled persons in vocational settings, coached Special Olympics, worked under a well-regarded civil rights attorney, clerked for a state disability advocacy organization and, for the past 10 years, legally advocated for the injured, disabled and harassed. Mr. Rizk even worked inside a now defunct mental institution, advocating for persons committed there.
Rich overcame a childhood disability. That experience was long ago. But the personal struggle and victory remains a source of Richard's determination and purpose. Smart, attractive, self-interested attorneys are a dime a dozen. Instead, consider an attorney who cares about your claim and knows how to resolve it. Richard is motivated by justice, not selfish desire.
Where is Richard?
"Rich" lives and works in Portland, Oregon. He has travelled extensively and is open to other cultures where human rights and environmental preservation are respected. He is licensed to practice law in Oregon and United States District Court (Oregon).
Beyond Law Practice
Mr. Rizk is a current delegate to the Oregon State Bar, representing the Portland Region. At 2011 Annual Oregon State Bar meeting Mr. Rizk spoke in favor of a bar measure requiring non-Oregon lawyers to confirm whether the attorney holds malpractice insurance. Mr. Rizk helped pass the measure in the face of strong, organized opposition and is proud of the warm response of his fellow bar delegates.
He is a former President of Cascade Ski Club. In that role, he successfully guided Cascade through litigation with a Mount Hood ski resort operator and developer. Richard was recognized in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin for that effort. See, "Profiles in Law", OSB Bulletin-January 2011 "Its' Good- Richard Rizk skies through the Rough Stuff" http://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/11jan/profiles.html.
In 2010 Mr. Rizk was recognized as Far West Ski Association's "Safety Person of the Year". That same year, Mr. Rizk was the first attorney to critically interview Conrad Saam of AVVO Inc. a national Seattle based attorney rating service. See, http://www.rizklaw.com/rizklaw_blog.php?id=64.
In 2010 Mr. Rizk launched www.mydisabilityappeal.com. The site serves as an information portal for those who face long term disability denials. More information about Richard can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/in/rizklaw.
Read what Richard's clients say.
I totally recommend Richard. I couldn't have been in better hands! I was very fortunate to have my chiropractor recommend Richard to me.
He was honest and upfront about all the possible outcomes and options in my situation. There were a lot of blanks in my case that I couldn't fill in. It was a relief to have him on my side, as I no longer needed to worry about dealing with the difficult insurance companies. He explained the entire claim process in detail and answered all my questions in a fashion I could easily understand. My phone calls were answered immediately or returned promptly, and I never felt as if I was bothering him. I trusted him to take care of things, as well as keep me informed, which he did. Without his help I know I wouldn't have gotten fair treatment dealing with the insurance company on my own.
He was very easy to work with and I was pleased with the settlement he was able to get for me. I would recommend him to anyone. Richard would be my very first choice if I need legal help again.
We feel Richard Rizk, trustworthy very knowledgeable, if we need a lawyer we would hire him again. Joel Mckaig, had a long term disability claim with Unum which was denied. Richard was able to settle the claim for $48,000 after filing suit against Unum.
Thank you! Berta Mckaig
To say that by having Richard Rizk adjudicate an insurance claim was a serendipitous event is an understatement. My wife, a registered nurse, was seriously injured. Three attorneys, upon separate accounts over several years, failed to achieve monetary compensation. One attorney, who knows Richard from law school, recommended his firm.
What three attorneys could not accomplish over a decade, Richard was able to establish a satisfactory settlement from a large insurance company within a year's time. At no time did we ever encounter pressure from Richard. He knew that my wife had a legitimate claim and had been wronged. Knowing this, he accepted the case upon consignment; the other lawyers required standard fees. He will not prolong a case for monetary reasons.
Usually as one hears the word lawyer, many pejorative words and images enter into thought and conversation. Richard Rizk has surely negated all ill thinking and we have nothing but honorific praise for this very well established attorney.
He is a client's hope — an honest, non-greedy, and very warm personable lawyer. He definitely knows the methods of powerful insurance firms and how to untie the knots they use to bind claims for no action. We would turn to him for legal advice when and if needed, and will strongly recommend him to others in need of such legal counsel.
Ronald Arturi, Professor of the Humanities
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People from all walks of life face the frustration and fear that a long term disability denial brings. With years of experience as an insurance company disability attorney, Richard Rizk helps clients reverse long term disability denials. In 2011, he launched his website mydisabilityappeal.com, where readers facing a disability claim denial can find valuable information and answers to questions related to the complex disability claim appeal process. If you need assistance with your claim, through mydisabilityappeal.com you may contact Mr. Rizk or one of his associates to discuss, at no cost to you, how to best proceed with your case.
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You may contact Richard Rizk's office directly at 503-245-5677. His office is located at 1332 S.W. Custer Drive, Portland, Oregon 97219.
Education-
- 1988: NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW; Portland, OR
Lewis & Clark College: JD
- 1985: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY; Dallas, TX
BA, Political Science; BFA, Advertising
- 1981: CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY; Culver, IN
Class of 1981
Work Related Auto Accident Tips
Question: I was injured in a car accident in Oregon while on the job. Is this a workers’ compensation matter or a car accident claim?
Answer: Both, but it’s complicated
Explanation: When you are driving in while working are injured as a result of a third party, you have a potential workers’ compensation claim as well as a potential claim against the bad driver. ORS 656.154; ORS 656.578.
As with all injury accidents, seek medical assistance as soon as possible. Tell your doctor you were working at the time of the car accident. Then, complete the top portion of an Oregon Workers’ Compensation 801 form. Keep a copy and ask your employer to complete and file the bottom portion of the form. Follow up with your employer to make sure the form has been filed with the workers compensation insurer.
Within a few days, your Workers’ Compensation carrier will probably send you a letter you won’t understand. The letter to expect will ask you to decide whether you want to pursue the auto accident claim. ORS 656.583(1). Should you fail to respond to this letter within 60 days, the claim is automatically assigned to the workers' compensation insurer paying your medical bills. ORS 656.583(2). Should you elect to pursue the claim, but not initiate it within 90 days of that election, the claim would be assigned to the paying workers' compensation insurer. ORS 656.583(2).
Lesson: Do nothing, you may get nothing. Don’t give your workers' compensation carrier your auto accident pain and suffering claim. Work related auto accidents are really 2 claims in one and are often complicated.
Richard Rizk is a former insurance company workers compensation attorney who now represents persons injured in an accident due to the negligence of others. If you have been in a work- related auto accident, call Richard Rizk at (503) 245-5677 or email him at rich@rizklaw.com.
