Dr. Larry Richard is recognized as the leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior. He has advised dozens of AmLaw 200 law firms on leadership, management, and the psychology of coping with change. Widely known as an expert on the lawyer personality, he has gathered personality data on thousands of lawyers.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Dr. Richard practiced law as a trial attorney for ten years. He then earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Temple University. For more than 20 years, he has provided consulting services exclusively to the legal profession. Formerly with Altman Weil, and more recently the head of the Leadership & OD Practice at Hildebrandt, he now heads his own consulting firm, LawyerBrain LLC, which focuses on improving lawyer performance through personality science. He focuses on Building Lawyer Resilience, Managing Change, and Leadership.

He is a frequent author and speaker on the use of positive psychology and applied behavioral science in helping law firms to succeed.