About Honaker Law

The Lawyer

RICHARD HONAKER

Lawyer, Richard HonakerRichard Honaker has been recognized for over 40 years as one of Wyoming’s most effective trial lawyers. Mr. Honaker is one of the few trial lawyers who has won multiple acquittals for criminal defendants in first-degree murder cases and also has won multiple judgments and settlements for civil plaintiffs in excess of one million dollars.

Mr. Honaker’s first million-dollar recovery occurred in 1990 in a products liability case against Michelin Tire Corporation and Fletcher Enterprises. Most recently, Mr. Honaker, associated with Meyer, Shaffer & Stepans, secured one of the largest burn injury recoveries in the history of oil field explosion and fire litigation. Mr. Honaker’s recoveries have included a $4.9 million sham peer review recovery against a hospital, multiple $1 million plus recoveries against trucking companies, a $5.1 million recovery in a liquefied petroleum gas case, and recoveries of $2.375 million and $8.625 million in railroad accident cases.

LISTED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA AND IN SUPER LAWYERS.

The Difference

HONAKER LAW IS A FIRM THAT SOLVES PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE.

People who are injured and families who have been devastated by a tragic death need the support and advocacy of a legal team that understands what they are going through. First, we take care of our clients’ immediate needs. We get them to the best doctors available. We identify all insurance coverage, and we get medical bills paid as quickly as possible.

At the same time, Honaker Law springs into action to secure witness statements, pictures and videos, and other evidence that make our clients’ cases strong. Every person we represent receives our very best effort. We have close relationships with many of the country’s finest engineers, accident reconstructionists, and medical experts, and we use them for our clients’ benefit. We build teams for our clients that extend far beyond our office walls. And we win cases.
Honaker Law strictly limits its caseload so that it can devote the time required to each case. We review cases promptly and honestly. We tell you straight up whether we think you have a case or not, and whether we can help you. If we aren’t able to help, we try to connect you with another law firm that can.
Most of our cases involve serious injuries or death. Each case is worked up to provide the client with a fully informed view so the client is empowered to make the best possible choices.

The Biography

  • Born and raised in Laramie, Wyoming. Graduated from Harvard with honors and from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
  • Charter member and past president of the Wyoming chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Currently a member of ABOTA’s national board.
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
  • Admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Wyoming and Utah, the federal courts of Colorado and North Dakota, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
  • Past president of the Wyoming State Bar.
  • Past president of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association.
  • Named to Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America.
  • Member of the American Association for Justice.