Rick graduated from Huntingdon College in 1988 and graduated cum laude from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1991. While attending Cumberland, Rick served on the Editorial Board of the Cumberland Law Review. He is a member of Curia Honoris.

Rick joined the firm in 1996 after practicing with a defense firm. Initially, Rick handled consumer and insurance fraud cases, several of which resulted in seven-figure settlements and verdicts. One of the first cases Rick handled and tried after joining the firm, Knox v. Alfa, resulted in a 1.9 million dollar verdict.

Rick currently handles product liability cases for the firm, including crashworthy litigation. He has been involved in cases against automobile manufacturers dealing with Defective Seat Belts, seats and seat backs, fuel systems, structural integrity, safety glass, and cargo restraints. He has also handled rollover and roof crush cases dealing with SUV s and heavy trucks. In addition to the numerous cases Rick has handled against automobile manufacturers, he has also represented clients with their cases relative tires, motorcycles, helmets, saws, tractors, presses, textiles and ATV s. He has handled and worked on over 40 cases which have resulted in seven figure settlements and verdicts.

Rick has been featured in Lawyers USA, Bloomberg News and the Akron News Journal concerning his work on tire cases.

Rick currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Products Liability Section of the American Association for Justice. He is also one of the officers for AAJ's Product Liability Section serving as Vice Chair. He also serves on the Editorial Board for the Alabama Lawyer.

Rick is a regular speaker at various national and state seminars concerning product liability issues and updates. He is the author of various papers and articles relative to Product Liability issues, including "The Hidden Dangers of Cargo Vans, The Overlooked Hazard", "What you don't know may kill you - Dangers of Aged Tires."

In December 2010, Rick was selected as Beasley Allen's Lawyer of the Year for the Personal Injury Section.

Rick is married to the former Estee Knudsen and they have a daughter, Meredith Grace, and a son, Richard Knox Morrison.