Scholarship Winners - Where are they Now?
Richard Klineburger III, Gamma Tau ’89 (1989-91, 1993, 1994 scholarships)
Richard completed his undergraduate studies at Neumann University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude as a member of the Honors Program. He was a founding member of the Gamma Tau chapter where he served as VP and President of the Chapter. Richard was also a member of the Cross Country and Baseball teams as well as Senior Class President. Upon receiving his Juris Doctorate Degree from the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in 1995, he was admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. While at Temple, Richard continued his academic success by making the Dean's List as well as earning Distinguished Class Performance in Evidence & Torts and was the recipient of the Barrister Award for Outstanding Performance in Trial Advocacy. He also became active in the Justinian Society, an Italian American Society for lawyers whose membership includes many Alpha Phi Delta brothers. To this day, Richard is still a member of this group which prides itself on the commonality of Italian heritage and is one of the largest ethnic bar associations in the United States.
Following law school, Richard had the unique experience of receiving Judicial Clerkships in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 1997 Richard started his own law firm and in 2004 he formed a partnership with D. Ryan Nussey, Esquire to create the premier litigation firm of Klineburger & Nussey.
Richard earned a reputation throughout the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area as a tenacious trial attorney as he tried many complex felony and homicide cases. In fact, his trial skills as a relentless cross-examiner that he honed as a headline-making criminal attorney are what make him an outstanding litigator in all cases including civil and domestic relations. He concentrates on complex litigation, but some of his best results have been cases where a client was investigated but never prosecuted. As a veteran trial attorney, who has tried over fifty jury trials in state and federal courts, Richard has represented many high profile clients including professional athletes, recording artists and politicians.
Over the past few years Richard has been recognized for the ability to take on cases of first impression and through his unwillingness to ever give up on a case, helped to make "new law" in the state of New Jersey. In the 2013 case of Emma v. Evans, Richard successfully argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court that the best-interests-of-the-child test should be applied in a renaming dispute of children of divorce. Later that same year in the case of State of New Jersey v. Timothy Adkins, Richard once again argued and persuaded the New Jersey Supreme court that a warrant would be required in order for the police to draw blood from a driver suspected of being under the influence. In both of these cases Richard was able to sway the Court his way with unanimous decisions.
Richard is very proud of defending an indigent client who was charged with murdering his infant son by smashing his head into a bathtub. After two other attorneys gave up on the case, Richard began to dig into the mounds of discovery in preparation for trial. Upon obtaining forensic testing paid for out of his own pocket, Richard was able to prove that the State had erred and that the child had actually died from a failure to diagnose a concussion from earlier in the week even after the child had visited the hospital two times before his death. After three years of being wrongfully jailed, Richard’s client was released from custody and regained his former employment.
Currently, Richard is proudly representing the estate of the youngest victim of the Pulse Nightclub shooting and was recently featured in the New York Times for his role in this case.
Richard has been named as a Super Lawyer in Philadelphia Magazine and New Jersey Monthly Magazine as well as "The best of South Jersey" for Criminal Defense for over eight years in a row and is one of the youngest attorneys to ever earn the recognition of the NJ Supreme Court as a Criminal Trial Attorney, a title held by only two hundred and sixty attorneys in the state. He was also recently honored by the West Catholic Alumni Association with the "Silver Burr Award" given to those who exemplify the West Catholic spirit over the past twenty-five years. Richard currently sits on the Board of Trustees at Neumann University as well as dedicates his time on their Development Committee.
While Richard is proud of all of his accomplishments, the Alpha Phi Delta Scholarships meant the most to him. He was the first person in his family to ever attend college and the four scholarships allowed him the ability to spend less time working and more time focusing on his studies and practice for collegiate athletics. He also had the honor of winning a Scholarship in the same year as his Brother, William Klineburger who followed in his footsteps at Neumann University and was a member of the third Gamma Tau pledge class in 1990. Richard grew up in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia and attended St. Donato's Parochial School which was founded in 1910 by Mother Frances Cabrini as a school for Italian immigrants who were discriminated against. Richard is very proud of his Italian heritage on both sides of his family and does his best to keep the traditions which were passed down as part of his life. It will always be "gravy, not sauce" when it comes to Sunday dinners and it better not come out of a jar! Richard has been so influenced by his Italian-American heritage that he has begun the process to obtain Dual Citizenship with the United States and Italy. To this day some of his closest friends are brothers from his chapter and others that he got to know over the years. His fondest memories of Alpha Phi Delta include attending the conventions in Lake Placid, New York, Steubenville, OH and Cherry Hill, NJ and to this day, all he and his brothers need to hear is the word "Facimus" and they are brought back to their undergraduate days of purple and white and the good times that they shared.
Bryan for their support."
Richard completed his undergraduate studies at Neumann University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude as a member of the Honors Program. He was a founding member of the Gamma Tau chapter where he served as VP and President of the Chapter. Richard was also a member of the Cross Country and Baseball teams as well as Senior Class President. Upon receiving his Juris Doctorate Degree from the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in 1995, he was admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. While at Temple, Richard continued his academic success by making the Dean's List as well as earning Distinguished Class Performance in Evidence & Torts and was the recipient of the Barrister Award for Outstanding Performance in Trial Advocacy. He also became active in the Justinian Society, an Italian American Society for lawyers whose membership includes many Alpha Phi Delta brothers. To this day, Richard is still a member of this group which prides itself on the commonality of Italian heritage and is one of the largest ethnic bar associations in the United States.
Following law school, Richard had the unique experience of receiving Judicial Clerkships in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 1997 Richard started his own law firm and in 2004 he formed a partnership with D. Ryan Nussey, Esquire to create the premier litigation firm of Klineburger & Nussey.
Richard earned a reputation throughout the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area as a tenacious trial attorney as he tried many complex felony and homicide cases. In fact, his trial skills as a relentless cross-examiner that he honed as a headline-making criminal attorney are what make him an outstanding litigator in all cases including civil and domestic relations. He concentrates on complex litigation, but some of his best results have been cases where a client was investigated but never prosecuted. As a veteran trial attorney, who has tried over fifty jury trials in state and federal courts, Richard has represented many high profile clients including professional athletes, recording artists and politicians.
Over the past few years Richard has been recognized for the ability to take on cases of first impression and through his unwillingness to ever give up on a case, helped to make "new law" in the state of New Jersey. In the 2013 case of Emma v. Evans, Richard successfully argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court that the best-interests-of-the-child test should be applied in a renaming dispute of children of divorce. Later that same year in the case of State of New Jersey v. Timothy Adkins, Richard once again argued and persuaded the New Jersey Supreme court that a warrant would be required in order for the police to draw blood from a driver suspected of being under the influence. In both of these cases Richard was able to sway the Court his way with unanimous decisions.
Richard is very proud of defending an indigent client who was charged with murdering his infant son by smashing his head into a bathtub. After two other attorneys gave up on the case, Richard began to dig into the mounds of discovery in preparation for trial. Upon obtaining forensic testing paid for out of his own pocket, Richard was able to prove that the State had erred and that the child had actually died from a failure to diagnose a concussion from earlier in the week even after the child had visited the hospital two times before his death. After three years of being wrongfully jailed, Richard’s client was released from custody and regained his former employment.
Currently, Richard is proudly representing the estate of the youngest victim of the Pulse Nightclub shooting and was recently featured in the New York Times for his role in this case.
Richard has been named as a Super Lawyer in Philadelphia Magazine and New Jersey Monthly Magazine as well as "The best of South Jersey" for Criminal Defense for over eight years in a row and is one of the youngest attorneys to ever earn the recognition of the NJ Supreme Court as a Criminal Trial Attorney, a title held by only two hundred and sixty attorneys in the state. He was also recently honored by the West Catholic Alumni Association with the "Silver Burr Award" given to those who exemplify the West Catholic spirit over the past twenty-five years. Richard currently sits on the Board of Trustees at Neumann University as well as dedicates his time on their Development Committee.
While Richard is proud of all of his accomplishments, the Alpha Phi Delta Scholarships meant the most to him. He was the first person in his family to ever attend college and the four scholarships allowed him the ability to spend less time working and more time focusing on his studies and practice for collegiate athletics. He also had the honor of winning a Scholarship in the same year as his Brother, William Klineburger who followed in his footsteps at Neumann University and was a member of the third Gamma Tau pledge class in 1990. Richard grew up in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia and attended St. Donato's Parochial School which was founded in 1910 by Mother Frances Cabrini as a school for Italian immigrants who were discriminated against. Richard is very proud of his Italian heritage on both sides of his family and does his best to keep the traditions which were passed down as part of his life. It will always be "gravy, not sauce" when it comes to Sunday dinners and it better not come out of a jar! Richard has been so influenced by his Italian-American heritage that he has begun the process to obtain Dual Citizenship with the United States and Italy. To this day some of his closest friends are brothers from his chapter and others that he got to know over the years. His fondest memories of Alpha Phi Delta include attending the conventions in Lake Placid, New York, Steubenville, OH and Cherry Hill, NJ and to this day, all he and his brothers need to hear is the word "Facimus" and they are brought back to their undergraduate days of purple and white and the good times that they shared.
Bryan for their support."
