Richard Buckner

*Education* Ric received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Honors Program at the School of Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh (1973). He received his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1977). *Specialized Training* Ric has augmented his training in advocacy and mediation. In 1996 he was certified to conduct mediated settlement conferences in Superior Court Civil actions. In 1999 he was certified to conduct mediation of equitable distribution and other family financial cases in District Court actions. In 1999 he also completed a professional intensive training program by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. *Practice* Ric has been admitted to practice before the General Courts of Justice in North Carolina (1977) and Colorado (2009), the District Courts of the United States of America (1977), and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Virginia (1987). *Associations* Ric is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.