Richard Ulrich brings real-world insight to the world of legal fiction with a storytelling style that is both sharp and deeply human. A former attorney turned novelist, Richard writes with the authority of experience and the imagination of a true craftsman.
His debut novel, MUST, is a gripping legal drama that explores the intersection of ambition, ethics, and justice through the eyes of a young attorney facing the most pivotal case of his career. Drawing from his profound insight into human nature and his deep understanding of courtroom dynamics, Ulrich creates characters and conflicts that are both compelling and unnervingly real.
While Ulrich dives deep into life and the law, he also, with unique humor, schools the reader of the depth of legal preparation and court proceedings.
Richard Ulrich was born and reared in the St. Louis area and continues to live there with his wife of 56 years, Joyce. After graduating from law school he joined a St. Louis law firm and practiced law for 52 years. During his legal career he tried civil cases, commercial cases, family law cases and cases involving school law. Mr. Ulrich was also a mediator. In addition, he served as a state hearing officer presiding over cases involving the "Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act". Upon retirement he became, and remains, a volunteer policeman for a St. Louis county municipal police department. He also serves as a volunteer lawyer for New Covenant Legal Services, a christian based organization, that provides pro bono legal services for the poor of St. Louis. He continues to be a mediator.