Richard A. Crooker

Richard A. Crooker is a Partner at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, a position held since January 2011. Crooker's expertise includes negotiating and closing brownfield transactions for pollution cleanup and liability transfer, handling properties valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars across North America and Europe. Notable achievements include successfully reversing an insurer's denial of coverage, leading to the recovery of $1 million in policy proceeds for a client affected by a Ponzi scheme. Prior to this role, Crooker was a Partner at Cuyler Burk, P.C. from 1987 to 2010. Crooker holds a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Notre Dame.