Orlando R. "Rod" Richmond, Sr.

Orlando R. "Rod" Richmond, Sr.

Ridgeland, MS recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010
Butler Snow LLP

233 Best Lawyers awards

Awarded Practice Areas

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Biography

“Orlando Richmond is highly recognized for his skills as a trial attorney.” (Chambers USA Editorial, 2025, where Rod is ranked for Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts and Litigation: General Commercial – Mississippi) “He’s just phenomenal in the courtroom.” “He connects well with juries.” (Chambers USA Editorial, 2023) “Richmond was described by one industry competitor as having ‘one of the best courtroom presences in the industry’ ... ‘Rod is fantastic,’ enthuses a peer. ‘He is a former military man who doesn’t flinch at trying cases in very difficult, plaintiff-friendly venues like Atlantic City and Philadelphia, and he manages to bring a calm, pleasant demeanor to what could be very ugly proceedings. It works – he sways the juries.’” (Benchmark Litigation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America Editorial, 2019)

Butler Snow LLP

233 Best Lawyers awards

Overview

  • Georgetown University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • Jackson State University, BA, graduated 1986

  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
  • Capital Area Bar Association - Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Magnolia Bar Association - Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association - Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, Litigation/General Practice Section, Past President, 2003-05 Workers' Compensation Section, Executive Committee
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
  • Capital Area Bar Association - Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Magnolia Bar Association - Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association - Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, Litigation/General Practice Section, Past President, 2003-05 Workers' Compensation Section, Executive Committee
  • Georgetown University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • Jackson State University, BA, graduated 1986

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
  • AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury: Defense, Products
  • Who's Who Legal: Product Liability Defence 2014
  • Clay County's Top 40 Over 40, Daily Times Leader, 2008
  • “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Magazine, 2013

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