A family-run Ogden firm handling family law, criminal defense, immigration, and estate planning — in English, Spanish, or Portuguese, for whatever you're facing.
We'll call you back within 24 business hours. $100 for a one-hour consultation — credited to your retainer if we take your case.
We'll call you back within 24 business hours. $100 for a one-hour consult — credited to your retainer if we take your case.
Years practicing in Weber County
Cases handled across Utah by our attorneys
Languages:
English · Spanish · Portuguese
Kevin Richards decided he wanted to be a lawyer his senior year at Ogden High. Thirty-five years later, he's still practicing in the same city where he grew up — and his son Jaime practices beside him.
Richards & Richards is a family firm the way we mean it: two generations of Ogden-raised attorneys, fluent between us in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, handling everything from divorce to deportation defense for the families of our city.
When you call us, you're not getting routed. You're getting a family who knows what to do next.
The number one complaint people have about lawyers isn't that they lost a case. It's that they went silent.
So we built the firm around one rule: every call and email gets answered within 24 business hours. If something changes on your case, you hear about it in a day — not when it's convenient.
Melissa Richards is the person who keeps us honest about it. She's our Chief Operations Officer and the operational spine of the firm. If we ever slip, she's the person who fixes it.
Contested, uncontested, high-asset, military, mediation-first. Weber County's family court, week in and week out.
Learn More →Primary, joint, father's and mother's rights, relocation, modifications — and the 111-night rule that shapes it all.
Learn More →Carl Anderson — former prosecutor. He knows how the state builds its case because he used to build them.
Learn More →Adjustment, citizenship, asylum, DACA, deportation defense. Federal practice in every state.
Learn More →Wills, trusts, probate, special needs planning. Tailored to your situation, done in plain English.
Learn More →A $100 consultation sorts it out. Whatever you're facing — start there.
Request Consultation →We've read the same bad-lawyer reviews you have. Most of them aren't about who won — they're about who vanished, over-billed, or stopped returning calls. Here's what we hold ourselves to instead.
After your first consultation, you'll typically see the next three steps spelled out. We aim to never ask you for a retainer until there's a plan in front of you.
Our goal is to get back to every inquiry within one business day, and usually faster during regular hours. We track it as a team.
You'll know the rate before any hour is billed, and any estimates are written. We work hard to keep invoices predictable.
We'd rather refer you to an attorney who fits your matter than take a retainer we can't earn well. You'll typically leave your consultation with a direction either way.
If something significant shifts on your case, you'll hear from someone on your team — usually the same day, with what changed and what it means.
$100 for a one-hour consultation. Credited to your retainer if we take your case.
Schedule a Consultation →The strategist. Kevin takes the cases that have gone sideways — another lawyer dropped the ball, the other side is running the clock, or you've been told to expect a bad outcome and you're not willing to. 35 years in Weber County courts, federally admitted for immigration matters.
Read Kevin's bio →The explainer. Jaime is who you call when you need to actually understand what's happening — a divorce you want to keep civil, a custody matter handled with a steady hand, an estate plan that actually fits.
Read Jaime's bio →
The former prosecutor. Carl spent years as a Dawson County, Nebraska prosecutor before building his defense practice. He reads a case file the way he used to write one.
Read Carl's bio →
An attorney at Richards & Richards, working alongside the team across the firm's practice areas. Full bio coming soon.
Meet the team →Real, unedited reviews from our Google Business Profile. Every case is different — past results don't guarantee a similar outcome.
We handle intake and consultations in three languages — no translator app between you and your attorney. Kevin is trilingual. Jaime and Caleb speak Portuguese. Carl speaks Spanish.
A $100 consultation with us is an hour. You walk in with a problem. You walk out with a plan — and if we're not the right firm, a direction to the one that is.
We'll call you back within 24 business hours. Consultations available in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
If someone you love was just arrested, or if you or a family member is facing an ICE hold or deportation notice, we answer the urgent line around the clock — including weekends and evenings.
Call 801-528-9357 · Ask for the urgent line.
This line is for criminal arrests and immigration emergencies only. For all other matters, leave a message during business hours and we'll return your call the same day.
Sometimes, yes — and if we think that's your situation, we'll tell you. Simple uncontested divorces, small estate plans, and minor traffic matters can sometimes be done without an attorney. Anything with the other side represented, anything with kids involved, or anything that could land on your record — call us first.
$100 for one hour, in person at our Ogden office or virtually by appointment. If we take your case, the $100 is credited to your retainer.
You walk us through what's happening, we give you our honest read on the strengths and weaknesses, we outline next steps in writing, and — if we're the right fit — we explain how we'd represent you. If we're not, we point you to an attorney we'd trust. Either way, you leave with a clearer picture, and you're never pressured to sign anything in the room.
The number one complaint we hear about other firms is some version of "my last lawyer just went silent." That's the failure mode we built our intake and case-handling process to avoid. Calls and emails: we aim to respond within 24 business hours. Significant changes: you hear from your team directly, usually the same day. We handle communication in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and our urgent line is answered around the clock for arrests and immigration emergencies.
For most matters, yes — and we'd rather work out something that fits your situation than turn good clients away. Flat-fee work usually has a payment-plan option built in, hourly matters use a written retainer agreement, and contingency-fee personal injury cases require no payment up front at all. We discuss what's possible at the consultation, in writing, before you commit.
Both, depending on the task. The attorney on your case handles strategy, court appearances, negotiations, and any decision that materially affects your outcome. Day-to-day case work is often handled by an experienced paralegal who is fully briefed on your matter and works alongside the attorney. You'll know who's on your team and how to reach them, and you can speak with the attorney directly when you need to.
English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Our founder Kevin G. Richards is trilingual, and our intake and client-relations team includes Portuguese and Spanish speakers. We regularly handle full consultations and ongoing case communication in all three languages — no third-party interpreter required.
