Richard Cullen
Member, Liaison Committee
Chairman, McGuireWoods LLP
Richard Cullen is chairman of McGuireWoods LLP and has been with McGuireWoods since entering practice in 1977 with two tours of public service. He was appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and served until 1993.
In 1997, Governor George Allen appointed him Attorney General of Virginia.
He regularly advises corporations and their executives facing investigation by prosecutors or other governmental investigative agencies and his practice includes representing corporations in dealings with numerous state attorneys general.
He also served on the Bush-Cheney transition advisory committee for the Department of Justice.
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Education
- University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, J.D., 1977
- Honors: McNeill Law Society
- Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, University of Richmond Law Review, 1876-77
- Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, B.A., 1971
Honors
- University of Richmond Distinguished Alumni Award, 1998
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Virginia Law Society, Fellow
Admitted
- Virginia, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th District
Past Positions
- Attorney General of Virginia, 1997-98
- United States Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1991-93
- Liaison Committee
