Richard E. Neal is a graduate of Washburn School of Law in Topeka, Kansas.  He was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1997 and worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Wichita from 1997 through 1999.  Rick moved back to Kentucky in 1999 and worked in the Post-Conviction Unit of the Department of Public Advocacy through 2006.  He began his practice in Workers’ Compensation law in 2006, representing plaintiffs at a Louisville plaintiff’s firm.  In 2008, Rick became an associate attorney with the firm, concentrating in workers’ compensation defense work.  In January 2017, he was appointed by the Governor as a Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge.  He served in this position until his term expired on July 14, 2020.  He drafted over 500 opinions and conducted over 300 hearings in this capacity.  After completing his term as an ALJ, Rick returned to U’Sellis Mayer & Associates, PSC in 2020, and became a partner in the firm in 2023.  He represents employers, insurance carriers, self-insurance groups, third party administrators and large self-insured employers in all aspects of the defense of Kentucky workers’ compensation claims.

Rick is recognized in Best Lawyers in America in the area of Kentucky Workers’ Compensation – Employers.  He has spoken at multiple conferences including the UK Annual Workers’ Compensation Institute, the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Education Association Annual Conference, and CompEd.  He is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the United States District Court for both the Eastern Western District of Kentucky, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Rick and his wife Alicia are the proud parents of two daughters.  When not working, Rick enjoys attending his youngest daughter’s college soccer games, traveling to visit his oldest daughter, and attending sporting events.