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Richard Greene

Richard GreeneEducation

  • J.D., University of Tennessee
  • B.B.A., Washington University

Employment


  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • Environment and Natural Resources Division

Richard Greene has covered a lot of ground since graduating from the UT College of Law in 2005.

Just before receiving his J.D. degree, Richard was accepted into the Presidential Management Fellowship Program (PMF) whose mission is to attract individuals with an interest in management and public policy. In essence, the PMF program is a paid fast track rotational program that guarantees Fellows a managerial level position upon completion of the two year program requirements. As a foreign affairs officer with the U.S. Department of State, he covered political and economic issues related to the implementation of U.S. foreign policy in Bolivia and Nicaragua and spent four months working in La Paz, Bolivia as a political officer in the U. S. Embassy.

After a stint in New Orleans working to help break the gridlock in the processing of passports caused by new regulations that require a passport to enter Mexico, Caribbean countries and Canada, Richard returned to Washington and joined the Central American Affairs office.

In August 2008, he transitioned to the U.S. Department of Justice. He works as a trial attorney in the Environmental Enforcement Section within the Environment and Natural Resources Division. His interest in Environmental Law began in Professor Dean Rivkin’s Environmental Law class

“The College of Law offers so many opportunities and has opened many doors for me. Beyond learning legal theory and its practical application through my coursework and the business clinic, the College of Law is where I was able to take an active role in founding a legal journal and assuming a leadership role in the Student Bar Association. Washington has a robust legal profession with many lawyers from competitive schools and backgrounds seeking positions in both public and private practice. I feel my time at UT prepared me for such a challenge and I am proud to be an alumnus.”