Rich is a shareholder with Wiener, Weiss & Madison. He joined the firm in 2013 and advises businesses, families and individuals in the areas of Taxation, Corporate Law, Securities Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Successions/Probate, Title Insurance and Nonprofit Law.

Education

  • Loyola College Preparatory, Shreveport, Louisiana - 2004
  • Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge - 2008
  • Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law - J.D. - 2012

    Certificate in Taxation

  • Georgetown University Law Center - LL.M. in Taxation - 2013

    Certificate in Estate Planning

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

  • Louisiana State Law Institute, Corporations Committee

    Member

  • Louisiana Startup Prize

    Judge, Mentor

  • Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport
  • Shreveport Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association-2015/2016 Leadership LSBA Class
  • Krewe of Justinian
  • Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center

    Chairman of the Board (2017-2018), Executive Committee, Board

  • The Shreveport Club

    Board of Directors

  • First United Methodist Church-Shreveport

    Church Council Member

  • First United Methodist Church-Christian Leadership Institute

    Committee Member

  • 8th Air Force Consultation Committee

    Member

  • The Business of Science, Bioentrepreneurism Seminar Series

    Speaker

  • Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Initiative

    Member Since: 2017

    40 Under 40 Honoree

  • Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce

    Member Since: 2019 - current

    Board of Directors

  • Noel Foundation

    Member Since: 2019 - current

    Board of Directors

Representative Experience

  • Representation of individuals and families in preparation and implementation of estate plans, including wills, trusts, partnerships and limited liability companies, intra-family sale transactions, tax planning, and the formation of private foundations.
  • Representation of closely held businesses, special purpose entities, and other investment vehicles, including preparation of organizational documents, tax planning, structuring and negotiating sales to private equity firms and other buyers, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, employment agreements, shareholder agreements, and other commercial contracts.
  • Representation of real estate investors in connection with the acquisition, divestiture or development of real estate.
  • Representation of various banks and borrowers in connection with secured lending, including recourse and nonresource loans, and loans for the construction, sale and purchase of hotels, apartment complexes and other developments.
  • Representation of business clients in capital raises through private placements of securities to fund the operations of biotech companies, hotels, restaurants, pharmaceutical companies and other ventures.
  • Representation of business clients concerning tax incentives, structure of executive compensation, and structure of carried interests and profits interests.
  • Representation of public and private charities in connection with governance, tax status, and planned giving.
  • Licensed by the Louisiana Department of Insurance as a title insurance producer, and authorized title insurance agent for Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, First American Title Insurance Company, and Chicago Title Insurance Company.

Publications

  • Richard D. Lamb, III, Tracy O. Joseph, Lisha C. Landry, Shayna B. Morvant, Kimberly R. Silas and Amani C. Perkins, Louisiana's Historic Courthouses: A Look at the Past and the Present, LOUISIANA BAR JOURNAL, (June/July 2016). * Richard D. Lamb authored the section on the Caddo Parish Courthouse.
  • Keeping U.S. Trade and International Shipping Afloat While the Global Economy Sinks: U.S. Tax Incentives and Procedure Concerning Foreign Shipping Companies, 10 Loy. Mar. L.J. 91 (2011).

Practice Areas