The Rice Firm, LLC

The Rice Firm, LLC, led by Richard A. Rice, provides civil rights, personal injury, and employment law services throughout Alabama with a focus on protecting underserved communities. The Birmingham-based firm has secured substantial verdicts and settlements, including a $4.5 million jury award in a police misconduct wrongful death case, and combines litigation with community advocacy and economic justice representation.

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The Rice Firm, LLC, based in Birmingham, Alabama, delivers legal services at the intersection of civil rights, economic development, and community justice. Led by attorney Richard A. Rice, the firm is committed to protecting the rights of individuals and uplifting underserved communities through strategic advocacy and principled legal action.

The firm's practice encompasses personal injury, civil litigation, civil rights law, and employment law. In personal injury matters, the firm represents clients injured by negligence and carelessness, handling car and truck accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, catastrophic injuries, DUI-related incidents, and wrongful death claims. The civil litigation practice addresses business disputes, breach of contract, trust and estate litigation, consumer protection issues, and civil rights violations. The civil rights law practice focuses on police misconduct, racial discrimination, First Amendment violations, and excessive force claims. Employment law representation covers workplace discrimination based on race, gender, disability, and other protected statuses, as well as retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and EEOC claims.

Beyond traditional litigation, the firm provides community advocacy and public interest legal support, economic justice representation, and custom legal strategy consultations. This broader mission reflects a commitment to grassroots legal support and systemic change.

The firm's track record demonstrates substantial results across its practice areas. Notable outcomes include a $4.5 million jury verdict in a wrongful death case involving police misconduct, a $1 million-plus settlement for a family following a jail death, a $550,000 jury award in a business fraud matter, and a $150,000-plus federal job discrimination settlement that included legal fees and workplace training reforms. The firm has also successfully defended clients against eminent domain disputes, protected public housing residents' rights during community redevelopment, stopped unlawful evictions by negligent landlords, secured fair billing reforms through class-action litigation, preserved heirs' property interests, and saved a disabled veteran's home from illegal foreclosure.

Client testimonials emphasize Richard Rice's calm demeanor, professional approach, transparency in managing expectations, thorough and empathetic counsel, and deep involvement in community development initiatives. One client noted that the attorney's engagement extended beyond legal representation to include partnership in civic and economic initiatives.

The firm serves clients throughout Alabama, with a particular focus on the Birmingham area. It can be reached at (205) 618-8733.

Overview compiled from the firm's website