Richard Coffman is a trial lawyer and managing partner of The Coffman Law Firm, a nationwide business litigation firm based in Beaumont, Texas. The Coffman Law Firm represents individuals and businesses in complex commercial litigation, class actions, and mass actions.
Mr. Coffman’s litigation practice focuses on the areas of antitrust, insurance, mass torts, RICO, and consumer cases. He has held leadership positions in numerous class actions and mass actions in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
Mr. Coffman also is a Certified Public Accountant. He is AV peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible by judges and lawyers for professional excellence, legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, legal experience, and legal ethics.
Education
- University of Texas School of Law (1989)
- University of Texas Graduate School of Business (1980)
- Texas Lutheran University (1978)
Admissions
- All Texas Courts
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Admitted pro hac vice in various other state and federal courts
Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Bar Association of the Eastern District of Texas
- Jefferson County Bar Association
Community Service
- The American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2016-present)
- Beaumont Crime Stoppers
- Vice-Chairman (2012-2013)
- Treasurer (2010-2011)