I am a single, gay, former law firm partner  (who specialized in transactional entertainment law), entertainment industry executive, and  commercial actor, currently an independent consultant working on projects for nonprofit and for-profit companies including AI/LLM prompt and response composing, rating and rewriting, strategic marketing, organizational development, conference and event development, financing, marketing and production, and executive search. 

I have four small (although they don't think they are) chihuahua and chihuahua-mix resuce dogs.  We live in the Coachella Valley in Southern California, which is a desert environment. I grew up in the Los Angeles suburbs,  where I was lucky enough to get a great education in public primary and secondary schools.

I have very strong progressive political beliefs and deeply support a number of causes, including LGBTIA+ rights and animal rights and a variety of other important causes, including climate  change and the rights of women and  POC. 

President - Richard/Norton Consulting and Creative Services.  President of a  firm providing business consulting and AI/LLM prompt and response composing, rating and rewriting services and consuting services for corporate, professional service, educational, and nonprofit organizations, focusing on strategic marketing, organizational development, conference and event development, financing, marketing and production, and executive search.

Assistant Dean – Continuing Legal Education, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law . Assistant Dean responsible for complete reconception and reorganization of the School's Continuing Education Program. Creation of new conferences in real estate and intellectual property and development of new marketing, advertising, sponsorship, partnership, human resource, and administrative structures, policies, and operations. 

Director - Legal and Business Programs - UCLA Division of Continuing Education.  UCLA Extension senior administrator responsible for creation, planning, development, management, supervision and review of legal and business programs, including courses, seminars and conferences.

Director - Attorney Assistant Training Program - UCLA Division of Continuing Education/UCLA School of Law. Director of American Bar Association-approved Attorney Assistant (Paralegal)Training Program with full responsibility for all aspects of program, including academic, financial, marketing and compliance.

Associate Professor of Law - Western State University College of Law. Full-time member of the resident faculty. Teaching responsibility included semester-length courses in Contracts I, Contract II, Intellectual Property, and Entertainment Law. Creation and development of new courses, student counseling, faculty committee participation.

President-  Furia-Oringer Productions, Inc. Chief Operating Officer of publicly-held, NASDAQ-traded television production company. 

Senior Vice President – Administration & Business Affairs - Comworld Productions. Senior executive responsible for all legal, business affairs, labor relations and administrative functions of privately-held television and motion picture production company.

Partner,- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Associate, Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, LLP

Attorney with practice specializing in transactional entertainment and intellectual property matters. Focus on  production companies, producers, actors and writers.