Mr. Richard Allen Sanders Jr., Attorney

Richard Sanders is an attorney with Johnson Kraeuter, LLC, whose practice is primarily dedicated to domestic relations and family law. He has been licensed to practice law in Georgia since 2008. He is also a registered general civil, domestic, and domestic violence mediator, and a registered Arbitrator. Presently, he volunteers as a mediator at the Mediation Center in Savannah.

A successful litigator, Richard has handled numerous cases through trial and appeal during his career, including successfully arguing in person at the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals. The expertise he developed as a litigator supported his work in co-authoring the book Divorce in Georgia and delivering a number of lectures on various topics related to family law, personal injury, criminal defense, ethics, professionalism, general litigation, evidence, and mediation.

Richard is also a renowned leader in Savannah and throughout the state of Georgia. He has served on numerous committees with the State Bar of Georgia and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Savannah Bar Association and the Executive Committee for the Council of Municipal Court Judges. Richard is also the most senior First District Representative.

Richard has been named as a Rising Star with Georgia Super Lawyers every year since 2016 and recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Georgia by the National Trial Lawyers organization. His peer rating on Martindale Hubbell is “Preeminent.” In addition to these accolades, Richard is well-known for his tireless volunteer efforts at Savannah Arts Academy High School where he coached the Mock Trial Team for 10 years.

Born at Ft. Benning, Richard grew up as a Navy brat. He earned his B.S. Degree in Justice Studies from Georgia Southern University, where he also served as the Vice President of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. After completing his undergraduate degree, Richard earned his juris doctorate, cum laude, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, in Lansing Michigan. While in law school, Richard served as a Senior Managing Editor of the Law Review and as a Magistrate on the grade appeals board.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Thomas M. Cooley Law School	JD	Law School	2008
Georgia Southern University	B.S.	Justice Studies

State / Court	Date
Georgia	2008
11th Circuit
Federal Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

• Council of Municipal Court Judges, Member
  District Representative, District 1, 2016; 2020
  Executive Committee Member Chair Annual Mtg
  Georgia Bar Association, Member
  Criminal Law Section, Member
  Dispute Resolution Section, Member
  Family Law Section, Member
  Military/ Veterans Law Section, Member
  Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Member
  Savannah Bar Association, Member
  Executive Committee Member
  Past Chair and Co Chair- Hot Topics Committee
  Secretary, 2020
  YLD Georgia Bar Association, Member, Past
  YLD Southern District Representative, 2016
  Registered Mediator- Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
  General Civil
  Domestic (family law)
  Domestic Violence
  Registered Arbitrator- Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
  Savannah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
  Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Past Member
  Savannah Association of Trial Lawyers, Member
  Parliamentarian, 2013- 2015
  Secretary, 2015- 2016
  Vice President, 2016
  President, 2017-2018
  Member, ADR Board Chatham County
  Exchange Club of Savannah, Member
  200 Club of Savannah, Member
  William Jay Society (Telfair), Member 2018
  Savannah Jaycees, Member
  Savannah Quarterback Club, Member
  Jenkins Athletic Club, Member
  South Georgia State Fair Board, Member
  Navy League, Member
  Pooler Lions Club, Member
  Savannah Downtown Business Association
  Buy Local
  United Way Young Leaders
  Greater Savannah Black Chamber of Commerce

• 2016 Graduate of YLD Leadership Academy
  The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016
  AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell
  Named to the 2016, 2017, 2018 Georgia Rising Stars list- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
  AVVO Top Divorce Attorney, 2014
  AVVO Clients Choice, Divorce, 2014
  Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Family Law Lawyer, 2014, 2015, 2016
  Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2012- present
  Highest Settlement Rate, Mediation Center Savannah, GA, 2013
  Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyer, 2015- present
  Lead Counsel Rated, 2015-present
  Certificate of Appreciation, Association of Forensic Document Examiner, 2018
  Certificate of Appreciation, SCCPPS Career Day Speaker
  2019 AV Preeminent Rating Judicial Edition
  2020 Jaycees Unsung Hero Award
  2021 Jaycees Jaycee of the Year
  VOLUNTEER
  
  General Civil, Domestic, and Domestic Violence Mediator, Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire, Inc.
  Pro Bono work advising Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Georgia Southern University
  Pro Bono project, Savannah Bar Association 2012
  Covenants Chair- Home Owner’s Association- The Arbors, 2013-2015
  Rules and Regulations Committee Chair, Homeowner’s Association
  Judge, High School Mock Trial Competition
  Attorney Coach for Savannah Arts Academy, High School Mock Trial
  Judge, Savannah Law School Moot Court, 2013, 2014
  Chatham County Guardian Ad Litem
  Previously Represent Safe Shelter residents
  Savannah Chatham County Public School Systems, Career Day Speaker
  Mentor, State Bar of Georgia Transition into Law Practice Program, 2014
  Rules Committee; Vice President- Home Owner’s Association
  Georgia Southern Mentor Program, Mentor

• “Divorce in Georgia”, Addicus Books, 2015
  Guest lecturer, Army Reserve CLE, Military Divorce, 2009
  Instructor/ Speaker, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Continuing Education Criminal Law, 2009
  Guest speaker, Savannah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Georgia’s new evidence code, 2013
  Co-Chair, Savannah Bar Hot Topics CLE, 2013
  Lecturer, Savannah Bar Hot Topics CLE, Georgia’s New Evidence Code, 2013
  Chair Hot Topics Seminar, Savannah Bar Association, 2014
  Co-Chair, Savannah Bar Hot Topics CLE, 2015
  Lecturer, Savannah Bar Hot Topics CLE, Family Law- Military Divorce, 2015
  Lecturer, Guardian Ad Litem Training, Ethics, 2016
  Lecturer, Savannah Bar Hot Topics CLE, Family Law Evidence Digital Age, 2017
  Instructor/ Speaker, Mediation Center Savannah, Ethics for Mediators, 2017
  Instructor/ Speaker, Mediation Center Savannah, Legitimation Workshop, 2017
  Lecturer, ABA Family Law CLE Conference, Getting to Yes: Strategies for Successful Negotiation (Mediation), 2017
  Co-Chair, Savannah Bar Hot Topics CLE, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  Interviewed 11 Alive News, Patton GA Supreme Court Case, 2017
  Interviewed Daily Report, Patton GA Supreme Court Case, 2017
  Interviewed GA YLD Magazine/ Newsletter, Patton GA Supreme Court Case, 2017
  Interviewed WTOC Jerry Chambers Case, 2018
  Lecturer, Association of Forensic Document Examiner (AFDE) Symposium, Expert Depositions, 2018
  Instructor/ Speaker, Mediation Center Savannah, Ethics Civil Mediator Training, 2019
  Guest Speaker, Mediation Center Savannah, Legitimation workshop, 2019
  Instructor/ Speaker, Mediation Center Savannah, Military Divorce, 2020, 2023
  Instructor, Jury Trials in Divorce cases, Lake County Bar Association, IL., 202

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