Richard Cirilli joined the Brunini firm in 1998. His primary practice areas include general civil litigation and health care. Richard is experienced in advising health care clients on various issues arising under the federal Stark and Anti-kickback statutes. He also has experience in commercial arbitration proceedings before the National Association of Securities Dealers and the American Arbitration Association. Included among the litigation matters in which Richard has been actively involved are the defense of poultry industry clients against toxic exposure claims, the defense of product liability claims brought by users of welding products and the defense of governmental taxing authorities against claims of improper tax assessments.

Richard graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1995 and served as Associate Articles Editor for the Mississippi Law Journal. He received Outstanding Student Awards in Property, Criminal Law, Securities Regulation and Family Law. While a student at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Richard was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.

Speeches & Publications

• Co-author of Public Utilities section, West's Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (to be published in 2001)

Community & Professional Activities

• Hinds County Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association (Member, Section on Health Law)
• The American Bar Association (Member, Section on Health Law and Litigation)
• Jackson Young Lawyers Association