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About Attorney Ricky Anderson, PLLC

Attorney Ricky Anderson is a 1979 graduate of Benton Harbor High School. He attended Prairie View A&M University and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1983. In 1992, he earned his Juris Doctor degree at the Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He was also admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1992.

Attorney Ricky Anderson, the managing partner of the Law Firm of Anderson & Smith P.C. 1992-2020, and Attorney Ricky Anderson PLLC, 2020 to Present. He also became an Adjunct Professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1998. His lecture topics include entertainment law, music industry contracts, and trial preparation. In 2014, he was inducted into the Black Entertainment and Sports Law Association (BESLA) Entertainment Attorney’s Hall of Fame.

Awards & Accolades

  • National Bar Association-Chair, Entertainment, Sports and Arts Law Section, 2010 to Present; 
  • National Bar Association-Entertainment Attorney of the Year, 2006 to 2007;
  • American Bar Association-Blue Ribbon Committee 2005-2014
  • Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow;
  • Grammy Governor, Texas Board of Governors, Texas Chapter, 2006 to 2010, 2011 to 2020;
  • Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) Hall of Fame Award 2014
  • Prairie View A&M University Foundation – Trustee 2013-Present;
  • Barrister of The Year Award, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2004;
  • Houston Bar Association Entertainment & Sports Law Section Chairman 2013-2014;
  • Houston Bar Association Entertainment Law Section, Council Member 2010 to Present;
  • Top Black Attorney: Living Legend Award 2012;
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, In The Spirit Entertainment;
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