Richard Samdperil

Richard Samdperil is a Visiting Professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he teaches Pretrial Advocacy and Trial Advocacy in the Daniel Webster Scholar program. He has previously taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and practical skills courses, and served as Interim Director of the Criminal Practice Clinic from 2019 to 2020. He is also a partner at Samdperil & Welsh, PLLC in Exeter, New Hampshire, bringing extensive real-world legal experience into the classroom.

His research and teaching interests center on criminal law and legal advocacy. He has been deeply involved in clinical legal education and practical skills training for law students. His expertise spans trial techniques, pretrial procedures, and the American criminal justice system, shaped by over 30 years of legal practice.

Richard was recently a Scholar in Residence at Symbiosis Law School in Pune, India, where he taught advocacy and lectured on U.S. law, reflecting his international academic engagement.

He has no listed scientific awards.

Richard Samdperil advises students through his teaching and clinical supervision but no specific advisees are listed. He has not disclosed any grant funding. His professional experience includes 11 years with the New Hampshire Public Defender program, serving as a trial attorney, managing attorney in Manchester, and assistant appellate defender, before entering private practice in 2006.

He is affiliated with the Daniel Webster Scholar program and has contributed to legal education both nationally and internationally.