Recognitions
- Chambers USA
- Band 1, Illinois Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (2012-2022)
- The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Land Use / Zoning (2015-2022)
- Recommended, Real Estate (2020-2021)
He has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer, as the result of a research project conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Chicago magazines, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for land use and zoning law. Rich is a frequent lecturer on topics ranging from municipal law, including eminent domain, to public-private partnerships, including tax increment financing.