Longtime California applicants' attorney Richens L. "Rick" Wootton died surrounded by his family at his Santa Rosa home on Monday at age 80.At the time of his death, Wootton was still practicing with Ferchland Law Office in Santa Rosa. His nephew, attorney William T. Ferchland called Wootton “the dean of North Coast applicants' attorneys.”Ferchland said Wootton had worked for him since April, "more full-time than part-time." “The guy was amazing,” he said.A former chair of the State Bar Workers Compensation section, Wootton was a charter workers' compensatio...
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