Richard L. (Rick) Frank

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Advisory Board

Office Location(s): Washington, DC

Olsson, Frank and Weeda

  • Affiliation(s)
    • Michigan in Washington Advisory Board
  • About

    Rick Frank is a founder and a senior principal of Olsson, Frank and Weeda. He has served as the firm's Managing Partner since its inception in 1979. Mr. Frank is a well-recognized expert on the labeling, advertising, and inspection and safety of food and drug products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Federal Trade Commission. He has testified many times before the U.S. Congress, the FDA, FTC, and the Department of Agriculture on labeling, advertising, and inspection issues.

    Mr. Frank is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Lawyers Have Heart, a fundraiser for the American Heart Association, and has been named “Individual With The Biggest Heart” Fundraising Winner For 15 Consecutive Years by AHA/Lawyers Have Heart.  He also served as Chairman of the Golden Carrot Awards, an annual event sponsored by the public interest organization Public Voice for Food and Health Policy.  

  • Education
    • University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 1972
    • University of Michigan Law School, Juris Doctor, 1976
    • U of M Law Review, 1975-1976