Richard Honaker

Richard Honaker is a Wyoming lawyer at Honaker Law with decades of experience handling serious personal injury law, wrongful death, and complex civil litigation. His work includes motor vehicle crashes, trucking accidents, oil field explosions and fires, product liability, railroad accidents, and other major injury matters. He has also represented criminal defendants and secured multiple acquittals in first-degree murder cases. His trial practice has produced numerous substantial judgments and settlements.

Richard earned his B.A., cum laude, from Harvard College. He later received his J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law. His legal education prepared him for a career that began in Wyoming and developed into decades of trial and appellate work. He has practiced law since 1976 and has handled matters across multiple state and federal jurisdictions.

Richard has secured significant recoveries in product liability, trucking, railroad, hospital, and energy-related cases. His results include multimillion-dollar recoveries arising from railroad accidents, liquefied petroleum gas litigation, and other serious injury matters. He has also represented clients in cases involving oil field explosions and fires. His experience extends to complex litigation requiring extensive investigation, expert analysis, and preparation for trial.

Richard Honaker is admitted to state and federal courts in Wyoming and Utah and federal courts in Colorado and North Dakota. He is also admitted before the Tenth Circuit and US Supreme Court. He is a past president of the Wyoming State Bar and Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association. His professional recognition includes selection to Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America, along with fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Honaker Law
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Past President, Wyoming State Bar
• Past President, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice

Licensed State

• Wyoming

Education

• University of Wyoming College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Harvard College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)