Richard is the Accounting Manager at Summit Law Group, PLLC. Richard has been a legal administrator since 2004 and joined ALA  in September of that year.   In August 2005 he jumped at the opportunity to work with Marc Reynolds and Summit Law Group having heard wonderful things about both.  Currently in ALA, he serves on the Vendor Relations Committee, Web Committee, Visibility Committee, and on the Local Arrangements Committee for the 2008 ALA International Conference á la Seattle. Richard received the Chapter's prestigious Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2008.  Most recently Richard was the first non-lawyer elected by the membership of QLaw (GLBT Bar Association of Washignton) to sit on the Board of Directors.  Richard has also been blogging about Legal Administration since October 2007. He is also heavily involved in Social Media such as Twitter and Facebook.  Follow Richard on Twitter @LegalAdmin .