Mr. Richard Allen Sanders Jr.

Andrews & Sanders Law Offices

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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.