Honors and Awards:

• Highest Rating - AV by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Recognized as One of Louisiana's Preeminent Personal Injury Trial Attorneys
• Recipient, Tulane Law School's Academic Scholarship
• Outstanding Lawyers of American (Membership is Limited To 100 Attorneys in Each State and The District of Columbia)
• Winner of the Tulane Law School Moot Court Competition., 1965

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy., 1980

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Faculty Member, Louisiana State University Law School Trial Advocacy Program, 1990 - Present
• Louisiana, 1965
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Member, Moot Court Board
• Member, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Numerous Bar Association Programs On Trial Advocacy
• Member, Louisiana State University Law School Trial Advocacy Program (1990 - present)
• Master of the Bench in the Acadiana and the John M. Duht Inns of Court (Emeritus)
• Member, Master of the Bench in the American Inns of Court
• Member, Lafayette Parish Bar Association
• Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• Member, Louisiana Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American College of Barristers (Senior Counsel)
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Maritime Bar Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Lecture, Richard has Presented at L.S.U. Law School (1980 - present)

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Mr. Kennedy has recovered multi-million dollar judgments and settlements for clients during his 40-plus year legal career.

Educational Background:

• University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1962