Richard A. Sayles

Bradley provides business clients around the world with a full suite of legal services in dozens of industries and practice areas. Bradley works with businesses and commercial entities.

A partner and attorney at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, in Dallas, Texas, Richard A. Sayles is a litigator with more than four decades of experience. He is well-known across the state for his trial skills, and has litigated several hundred cases and primarily deals with cases concerning the following issues: 

Natural resources
Life sciences
Product liability
Mass tort and mass action
Securities and shareholder
Professional liability 
Intellectual property and patents
Health care
Mr. Sayles is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in personal injury trial law and civil trial law. Whether representing plaintiffs or defendants, he thrives both inside and outside of the courtroom and has a track record of success in securing dozens of million-dollar verdicts.

After graduating from Vanderbilt University and earning his bachelor’s degree in 1971, Mr. Sayles joined the University of Houston Law Center. He graduated with high honors from law school in 1974, receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence. He was admitted to practice law in Texas the same year and currently appears before federal and appellate courts, including the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th and Federal Circuits and the Supreme Court of the U.S.

Committed to providing each client with the highest representation, Mr. Sayles’ dedication and legal excellence have been recognized and honored by many. The following are a few of the accolades bestowed upon him by several organizations:

Rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell.
Named a local litigation star and one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America by Benchmark Litigation.
Included in The Best Lawyers in America list in multiple categories.
Listed in the Chambers USA and Lawdragon 500 as a top trial lawyer.
Recipient of the Texas Trial Legend and Trial Lawyer of the Year award by the Dallas Bar Association. 
Mr. Sayles is a fellow at the Litigation Counsel of America, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.