RICHARD VANDE STOUWE has been with the firm since 2002. His primary practice area is criminal trials and appeals and civil litigation. Richard also handles real estate transactions, wills and estates. Richard earned his B.A. at the College of Charleston, S.C. in 1982 and his J.D. from New York Law School in 1985. Richard has served as an Assistant District Attorney in Kings and Broome Counties. In private practice, he has represented several major insurance companies in the defense of fraudulent first party insurance claims.