Nov 23, 2021 · Who are Kyle Rittenhouse’s former lawyers Lin Wood and John Pierce? When the jury delivered their not guilty verdict, Rittenhouse, 18, was standing beside Mark Richards, who helped the teen win the case. However, before Rittenhouse hired Richards, he had two former lawyers including Lin Wood, 69, and John Pierce.
May 21, 2021 · Kyle Rittenhouse, right, listens as his attorney, Mark Richards, speaks during Rittenhouse's pretrial hearing on Friday at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis. Sean Krajacic / The Kenosha...
Nov 11, 2021 · Who is Corey Chirafisi Kyle Rittenhouse’s defence attorney in Kenosha trial. Lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who was charged with shooting three people in Wisconsin last year have called for a mistrial. Followers want to know more about Corey Chirafisi, his defence attorney for the Kenosha trial.
Nov 20, 2021 · November 20, 2021 3:48pm Updated Lawyer Mark Richards (right) has stopped answering phone calls after receiving too many death threats in the aftermath of the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Mark...
Lawyers Mark Richards and Corey Chirafisi flank Kyle Rittenhouse in entering the courtroom for a meeting called by Judge Bruce Schroeder last Thursday.Nov 22, 2021
Mark Richards is an American lawyer. He is leading Rittenhouse's defense. Richards has worked on more than 100 jury trials. He served as an assistant district attorney in Racine and Kenosha counties in the 1980s.
Rittenhouse raise money for his case and counts members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers militia among his clients. Mr. Richards, a Wisconsin native, has worked as a lawyer for 34 years, first as a prosecutor in the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office, then in Racine.Nov 2, 2021
Mark studied at the University of Wisconsin Law School. He was a sole practitioner from 1990 to 1994. He's currently associated with Richards & Dimmer, S.C as a partner.Nov 16, 2021
Richards earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison in 1987. Rittenhouse's other defense attorney, Corey Chirafisi, has been practicing law in Wisconsin for over 20 years, according to his biography with Chirafisi & Verhoff Law Office. His law practice is based in Madison.
Harvard Law SchoolA graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Mr. Pierce is often retained by major corporations and financial institutions in the most difficult, high-profile business disputes.
Rittenhouse, who had come to Kenosha from his home in nearby Antioch, Illinois, has argued they attacked him and he fired in self-defense. A judge is considering whether to issue new arrest warrant for Rittenhouse, after prosecutors said he violated his bail conditions.
Pierce removed himself from Rittenhouse's criminal case in December after prosecutors alleged Pierce has "significant financial difficulties" and shouldn't be allowed to raise money for Rittenhouse. He remained Rittenhouse's attorney on civil matters.
John Pierce, a Los Angeles lawyer, had been at the forefront of Kyle Rittenhouse's defense, helping raise money from conservatives to post Rittenhouse's $2 million bail in November. He also hired attorney Mark Richards to handle proceedings in Wisconsin.
Rittenhouse supporters tweeted on their FreeKyleUSA account on Thursday that Rittenhouse fired Pierce on Monday morning . Pierce confirmed as much, tweeting that he had fought with "every fiber" of his being for Rittenhouse.
Following the incident, conservatives rallied around Rittenhouse and raised enough money to make his $2 million cash bail. His family later began selling merchandise in order to raise money for his legal proceedings. Reportedly, Rittenhouse’s family was selling “Free Kyle” merch, which included a $43 bikini.
Outrage over the vendors refusing to sell Rittenhouse’s merchandise drove an influx of donations to the website. As per the website’s donation tracker, 2,209 donations were made at the time of writing this, which had raised $119,492.33 of the $2,000,000 goal.