Richard Dearing '99 Appointed to Executive Staff of the New York City Law Department

Richard Dearing '99 was appointed to the Executive Staff of the New York City Law Department. With over 730 lawyers, the Law Department is one of the largest law offices in the country, and is the second-largest law firm in New York City. As an executive, Dearing will occupy the highest level of municipal legal stewardship, a reflection and manifestation of Rich's indispensability to New York City.

Dearing joined the Law Department as Appeals Chief in 2014, where he oversees its appellate practice in State and Federal courts, and advises on amicus briefs. Prior to joining the Law Department, Dearing worked at the State Attorney General’s Office, where he served as Deputy Solicitor General.

Dearing is a four-time winner of the National Association of Attorneys General “Best Brief” Award for excellence in brief writing to the U.S. Supreme Court, including one awarded after arriving at the Law Department, and a winner of the 2009 Attorney General’s Special Award for Outstanding Service.

He served as an associate at Vinson & Elkins and clerked for the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas. He has a J.D. from Yale Law School and an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

For more information, visit the Law Department's website at www.nyc.gov/law.

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