Rick grew up in New Bern, North Carolina and has lived in Southeastern North Carolina since 2009. He primarily practices in the areas of criminal/traffic defense, and civil litigation in Brunswick and New Hanover Counties. Rick holds an accounting degree from North Carolina State University and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Charleston School of Law in Charleston, South Carolina. He has been an active member of the North Carolina State Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, and Brunswick County Bar Association since 2009.