Richard C. Killough
Civil Litigation and Trial Lawyers in Houston, TX in Houston, TX
About Richard C. Killough
Rick is a founding partner of Murrah & Killough and the firm’s lead trial and litigation lawyer. Over the past twenty-five years, he has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in hundreds of lawsuits in federal and state courts as well as in arbitrations, appeals, regulatory enforcement proceedings, and investigations. He has served as lead counsel, including as ‘first chair’ jury and bench trial counsel, in multimillion-dollar lawsuits. Rick has represented clients in a range of cases, from complex, multi-district litigation involving Fortune 500 companies, to cross-border litigation, to cases involving injured individuals, businesses, estates, and other organizations. Rick’s practice area concentration is intentionally diverse. He has handled lawsuits and cases involving numerous fields of civil litigation critical to the well-being of his clients. These fields include commercial, business, fiduciary, real estate, personal injury and tort, landlord-tenant, employment, probate, antitrust, trade secret, and other types of litigation. In his first position after graduating from law school, Rick served as Assistant Independent Counsel in the Whitewater and Lewinsky Investigations under Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr. From 2009 to 2013, Rick served as General Counsel of the Velocity Group, a sophisticated financial services firm composed of a CFTC-regulated futures commission merchant, energy trading hedge fund, software development company, and an algorithmic trading company. Rick and his wife Katie have three sons. When not enjoying time with his family, Rick enjoys history, reading, music, working in the yard, and fiction writing. He is a life-long member of the Episcopal church. Awards and Honors Honors National Merit Scholar Rice Crew Team, Captain, Novice and Varsity Rower Rice University Class of 1938 Scholar Senator, Rice Student Association Academic Fellow of Will Rice College, Rice University Second Place Winner, 1991 Pennsylvania Teachers of English Essay Contest
Education
Legal Education
- University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1998
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1995
- B.A. in History and Management
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Past Positions
- After law school, Rick served as Assistant Independent Counsel in the Whitewater and Lewinsky Investigations under Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr.
- From 2009 to 2013, He Was the General Counsel of the Velocity Group, a Financial Services Firm With Various Components.
- Languages
- German
Published Works
Articles
- Presenter, Houston Bar Association, Saturday Night Massacres, Ollie’s Enterprise, and the Meaning(s) of the Word ‘Is’: The Office and Role of the Independent Counsel and Special Prosecutor under the Constitution and Federal System, (August 21, 2015)
- Co-author, Murphy’s Law Reversed—The Supreme Court Opens Up Removal to Federal Court, Consumer Financial Services Law Report, Volume 2, Issue 19, 1999 Co-Author, Texas Home Equity and Home Improvement Litigation since the 1998 Amendments (2000)
- Presenter, Houston Bar Association, Second Amendment Update: A review of the history, constitutional, and legal background of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (July 25, 2014)
- Presenter, Business Disputes and Litigation, Katy, Texas Chamber of Commerce, (August 2007)
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Supreme Court of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Richard C. Killough |
| Firm | Murrah & Killough, PLLC |
| Address | 3000 Weslayan St., Suite 305, Houston, TX 77027 |
| Phone | 281-975-5879 |
| Website | mktxlaw.com |
| Website | mktxlaw.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |