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Litigation

Jan. 25, 2013

Richard F. Runkle, 1928-2013

Richard F. Runkle, an original member of American Board of Trial Advocates whom friends remembered Wednesday as a true, "old school" trial lawyer, died on Saturday. He was 84.


By Ameera Butt


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Richard F. Runkle, an original member of the American Board of Trial Advocates who friends remembered this week as an "old school" trial lawyer, died on Saturday. He was 84.


Friends recalled Runkle as a man without enemies in the legal industry, saying he was a "gentleman" who conducted himself with humility and grace.


Runkle practiced for many years at Shield & Smith...

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