David N. Richter, Esq., is a solo practitioner in the District of Columbia specializing in defending indigent individuals charged with crimes in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Superior Court). For nearly twelve years in practice, primarily as a Criminal Justice Act Panel member, Mr. Richter has served as lead counsel in hundreds of criminal cases. He has been trial counsel in over 100 bench trials and more than 25 jury trials. He has represented juveniles charged in delinquency matters and adults charged in misdemeanors, domestic violence, and serious felony cases.

Mr. Richter also served on the board of the District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association’s Committee on the Criminal Justice Act Panel. In that capacity, he has assisted in selecting and training new attorneys to take criminal case appointments in Superior Court.

Mr. Richter received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Bates College and his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law. Following law school, Mr. Richter clerked for the Honorable Robert E. Morin and the Honorable Geoffrey M. Alprin on the Superior Court.