Richard Parsons earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Capital University Law School in 2007, graduating in the top 5% of his class. At Capital, Ricky was a member of the Capital University Law School Law Review, which is currently in the process of publishing his article on Ohio's multiple counts statute. Also while pursuing his law degree, Ricky was voted a law review staff member of the year and received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Federal Criminal Law, Payment Systems, Immigration Law, Administrative Law, and Trial Advocacy.

Prior to law school, Ricky earned his B.A., magna cum laude, in psychology from Carleton College, a small liberal arts school in Northfield, Minnesota. While at Carleton, Ricky received a Certificate of Advanced Study of Spanish Language and Literature, and his senior thesis and an independent study, both of which received honors, were published in peer-reviewed, international journals. Before entering law school, Ricky engaged in post-graduate studies at the University of Chicago in the area of cultural psychology.

During the period between his undergraduate and law school educations, Ricky lived in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico for two years, where he worked as an English teacher for a private language institute and as a legal translator in the General Assistance Office for Michoacan Emigrants (Coordinación General para la Atención al Migrante Michoacano).

Ricky is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was also nominated to the prestigious Sigma Xi Research Association, an organization dedicated to scientific research, by his undergraduate institution. Ricky practices in the areas of criminal and civil litigation, with emphasis in federal criminal and administrative law.