Partner

Rich Oetheimer, a partner in Goodwin’s Products Litigation and Counseling practice, specializes in the defense of mass tort and products liability actions, and business and real estate litigation.

Richard has extensive experience in the defense of product liability and mass tort claims against manufacturers of prescription drugs, medical devices, chemical substances, foods and dietary supplements, cosmetics and consumer products. His experience includes defense of asbestos, talc, DES, PPA, Reglan/metoclopramide, Pradaxa, ephedra, heart valve and Dalkon Shield IUD litigation, including participation in jury trials in federal and state courts. He served as lead counsel in the U.S. Supreme Court case that established federal preemption of generic drug failure to warn lawsuits and participated as amicus in the follow-on case finding federal preemption of generic drug design defect claims.

Richard also has extensive experience in business and financial services litigation, including defense of residential mortgage lenders in state and federal courts, and is active in all types of real estate and land use litigation, including many cases and multiple trials in Massachusetts' specialized Land Court.

JD, University of California, Berkeley School of Law 1981 / Boston College (summa cum laude) 1978