About Us

Richard Rodriguez-Campbell

After earning his J.D. from Pepperdine University, Richard began practicing in Los Angeles before moving to the Bay Area and founding BearingStone Law. While in Los Angeles, Richard served as an extern to the Honorable James J. Di Cesare in the Orange County Superior Court, then as a certified law clerk in the Criminal Division of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office in Hollywood. While studying law at Pepperdine, he served as Staff Member on the Pepperdine Law Review, was a Semi-Finalist in the 2010 Dalsimer Moot Court Competition, and a finalist in Pepperdine’s 2010 Closing Argument Contest.

After passing the bar exam, Richard practiced law at a Southern California insurance defense firm handling civil cases involving construction defects, general liability, toxic tort, wrongful death, business litigation, and asbestos exposure, and at a downtown boutique Los Angeles firm where he litigated state and federal civil cases in the areas of labor and employment, government liability, general liability, and Constitutional law civil rights.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Richard was a scientist, studying biochemistry at UCLA and working as a cancer researcher at Cedars-Sinai and for a non-profit institute. His scientific work has been published in numerous journals, and he’s presented his research at oncology conferences around the world.

Richard lives in Lafayette with his wife, three children and yellow lab. When he’s not at home or in the office, he’s traveling with his family, on the golf course, or working at his family’s vineyard and winery.

Experience, Big and Small

At BearingStone, Richard focuses on business law, and works with businesses and private individuals on financial transactions, real estate, acquisitions and dispositions, and estate planning.

Corporate Law

Richard advises private and commercial clients on contracts, corporate governance, and business transactions. His industry experience includes transactions in hospitality, food and beverage, real estate, and other industry segments.

Richard has represented both buyers and sellers on varying transaction sizes and recently worked with a privately held company in its $500 million dollar sale. This included creating and maintaining a secure data room, identifying and gathering material corporate documents, heavy involvement with responding to due diligence requests, and supporting the documentation team. Richard also offers general, in-house legal counsel on everything from contracts and leases to risk assessment and intellectual property protection.

Family Businesses and Estates

Richard works with businesses and private clients to manage estates and succession plans, and helps family offices with all manner of day-to-day operations, including coordinating with family heads, accountants, and estate planners.