Richard A. (Rick) Leland, Jr. received a B.A. Cum Laude in 1976 from Amherst College majoring in economics. Mr. Leland graduated from Hastings College of the Law in 1980 and was admitted to the Bar in 1980. While at Hastings he was the Managing Editor of the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review and was a member of the order of the Coif and the Thurston Honor Society.

Before moving to Chico, Mr. Leland practiced real estate and securities work in San Francisco with Shepard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton and Leland & Stanley. Mr. Leland moved to the North Valley in 1993 and formed Leland, Schultz & Morrissey in March of 1997.

Mr. Leland resides in Durham with his wife, Gayle, and their daughters, Stephanie and Kelsey.

Mr. Leland served Butte County for twelve years as a Planning Commissioner and is a past President of the Butte County Bar Association.