Richard J. Lechette, III

Richard is a member of the Casualty Department with experience representing clients in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and federal courts. He has advised and defended a wide range of clients, including contractors, construction companies, hotels, insurance carriers, property owners, financial institutions, sureties, utilities, and private individuals. His practice spans contractual disputes, personal injury claims, construction defect matters, insurance coverage issues, and fraud claims.

Rich has successfully handled bench trials in the New Jersey Superior Court – Special Civil Part and the Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court. He brings practical courtroom knowledge and a strategic approach to every case, advocating effectively for clients in complex matters.

Before entering private practice, Richard served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Mary C. Siracusa in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Civil Part. He earned his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he was a Staff Editor and later Online Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review. Richard is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Thought Leadership

98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

August 20, 2025

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Published Works

"Philadelphia’s Soda Tax: Why It Fails the Test of Uniformity", Temple Law Review, 90 Temple L. Rev. 97 (2017)

Honors & Awards

The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch©, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

2026

Year Joined

2025