Richard Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Counselor to the Governor of Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 15, 2022 | |
| Governor | Glenn Youngkin |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Bailey |
| 39th Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office June 12, 1997 – January 17, 1998 | |
| Governor | George Allen |
| Preceded by | Jim Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | Mark Earley |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office October 1991 – March 23, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Kenneth E. Melson |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth E. Melson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1948 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Agnes Tullidge |
| Children | 4 including Thomas |
| Education | Furman University (BA) University of South Carolina, Columbia University of Richmond (JD) |
Richard Cullen (born March 10, 1948) is an American attorney currently serving as counselor to Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin. He is a former attorney general of Virginia, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and partner and chairman of McGuireWoods LLP.[1]
As a partner with McGuireWoods, he represented high-profile clients such as U.S. vice president Mike Pence; Sepp Blatter, the eighth president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); Dwight Clinton Jones, the then-mayor of Richmond, Virginia; former U.S. Congressman Tom DeLay and Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of professional golfer Tiger Woods.[2]