Richard Milone began his career as a policyholders’ insurance recovery attorney in 1991 as part of a large team of lawyers litigating environmental and toxic tort insurance coverage disputes, and was trained by the top pioneers in the field. Since then he has represented policyholders in trials, appeals, arbitrations, and negotiations involving a wide array of business liabilities and losses, including directors’ and officers’ liability, false advertising, asbestos and other toxic torts, event cancellation, cyber liability, False Claims Act, hazardous nuclear waste, and many others.

In addition to his insurance recovery practice, Mr. Milone has unique and broad experience including service as General Counsel for the United States operations of a German-owned restaurant chain, managing an intellectual property holding company, and serving as Chair of the D.C. Litigation Department of a major New York based law firm. In that capacity Mr. Milone successfully litigated matters involving antitrust, false advertising, defamation, breach of contract, personal injury, and many others.

Mr. Milone is the Vice Chair of the Great Falls Lacrosse Association, and has coached youth lacrosse for over ten years.

He grew up in the New York area, and lives in Great Falls, Virginia with his wife and three sons.

Education

• Georgetown University, J.D. cum laude, 1990
• University of Notre Dame, BA, 1987

Experience

• Jones Day, 2015-2019, Partner
• Kelley Drye LLP, 2007-2015, Partner
• Gilbert Heintz & Randolph LLP, 2001-2007, Founding Partner
• Howrey LLP, 1991-2000, Associate (7 years) and Partner (2 years)

Awards and Recognition

• Best Lawyers in American (2018-2024)
• Chambers USA – leading practitioner, insurance: policy holder (2012-2024)
• Washington DC Super Lawyers (2012-2024)
• BTI Consulting Group’s “Client Service All Star” (2011)
• Named a “Knight of the Enterprise” by LyondellBasell Chemical Company, an honor given to trial counsel who achieve outstanding results on behalf of the company (2008)

Bar & Court Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, and Seventh Circuits
• U.S. Court of International Trade
• U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and Eastern District of Texas

Judicial Clerkship

• Law Clerk to Judge John T. Nixon, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee (1990-1991)

Services

Insurance Recovery Litigation

Strategic Claims Resolution

Insurance Policy Review & Related Counseling

Business Litigation & Counseling