RIZKLAW is a Portland law firm started by lawyer and social activist Richard Rizk in late 2001. RizkLaw's purpose and slogan in to "Help Everyday People Every day" with insurance, catastrophic personal injury claims, environmental and non-social security disability claims. The Attorneys that makeup RizkLaw's are: Lead Attorney Richard Rizk, Attorney Alex Pletch, and Attorney Mathew Riberdy. Together, they passionately fight for everyday people and small businesses up against inhospitable insurers and wrongdoers. Att. Rizk is an insurance attorney veteran. He served as legal counsel to Wausau (Nationwide) Insurance Company defending policyholders in injury and disability litigation. From 1996 to 2000 from Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Rizk developed litigation strategies for The Nationwide Insurance Group. In this role, Mr. Rizk successfully resolved and directed high exposure, complex environmental insurance litigations on a national basis.