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Richard Director

About Richard D. Director Law Offices

Richard D. Director, Workers' Compensation Law Certified Specialist*, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania  

Attorney Richard Director is a Workers' Compensation Law Certified Specialist* as authorized by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He is one of the few lawyers certified as an expert in workers' compensation in the state. This certification is achieved by passing an examination and completing many qualifications, which include filing petitions, writing briefs, taking medical dispositions and arguing cases to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. 

At the law office of Richard D. Director, you will receive the personal attention you deserve after being injured in an accident or when trying to appeal a denied workers' compensation claim. Experience matters when it comes to your workers' compensation or personal injury claim. Attorney Richard Director has more than 40 years of experience handling these cases, and our law firm is dedicated to finding the best outcome possible. Call our office at 610-439-1855 today!
Richard D. Director, Attorney — Whitehall, PA — Richard D. Director Law Offices

Areas of Practice

  • Workers' Compensation
  • Motor Vehicle/Truck Accidents
  • General Litigation
  • Wills/Power of Attorney

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania 1974
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1982
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Education

Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
J.D. - 1974
Law Review: Temple Law Review, Associate Editor, 1972-1974

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1971
Major: Constitutional Law

Honors and Awards

  • Volunteer of the Year - Pennsylvania Stage Company (Theatre)
  • Civic Theater of Allentown - Board of Governors, 1985 - 2008
  • Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers of the Arts, 1985 - Present
  • Lehigh County Bar Association, "Legal Eagle" Award
  • Instructor, Allentown Police Academy, Certified by Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission, 1996 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Lehigh County Bar Association, Member
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
  • Donald E. Wieand - Barristers Inn, Member 1987 - Present
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association - Workers' Compensation Section, Member
  • Bar Association of Lehigh County - Criminal Law Committee and Workers' Compensation Committee, Member, 1998 - Present
  • Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association

Past Employment Positions

  • Lehigh Carbon Community College, Adjunct Professor, 2008 - 2012
  • Matzkin, Director & Steinberg, 1987 - 1992
  • Self-Employed; General Practice, Associated with Watt & Laubner, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1981 - 1987
  • Self-Employed; General Practice, Associated with Milton Lowy, Esquire, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1977 - 1981
  • Martin H. Phillip, Esquire, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, 1974 - 1977

    Classes/Seminars

  • Constitution - Little Short of a Miracle (Director), Bar Association of Lehigh County
  • Angel Street (Director), Civil Little Theatre of Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Driving Under the Influence, WLVT-TV Presentation
  • Criminal Law, American Institute of Paralegal Studies - Instructor (Fall Semester)
  • Criminal Law, American Institute of Paralegal Studies - Instructor (Fall Semester)
  • Workers' Compensation Law, WLVT-TV Presentation
  • Business Law, American Institute of Paralegal Studies - Instructor (Spring Semester)
  • Criminal Law, American Institute of Paralegal Studies - Instructor (Fall Semester)
  • Jury Selection, Donald E. Wieand - American Inn of Court
  • Selected Issues in Workers' Compensation, National Business Institute - Advanced Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania, prepared book, chapter
  • Pretrial Procedures, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute - Prosecution of Driving while Under the Influence - Presentation and prepared book chapter
  • Workers' Compensation Law, Donald E. Wieand - American Inn of Court, 2004 - 2005
  • Appellate Practice, Donald E. Wieand - American Inn of Court, 2005 - 2006
  • "E"-Discovery, Donald E. Wieand - American Inn of Court, 2007 - 2008
  • Discovery, Donald E. Wieand - Barristers Inn, 2008 - 2009
  • History of Pennsylvania Courts, Donald E. Wieand - Barristers Inn
  • Is Miranda Dead, Donald E. Wieand - Barristers Inn
  • Donald E. Wieand - Barristers Inn
  • Donald E. Wieand - Barristers Inn
  • Self Defense in Pennsylvania - The Castle Doctrine, Donald E. Wieand - Barristers Inn
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