Lucy Ricca is the Executive Director of the Neukom Center for the Rule of Law.

A national expert in access to justice and the rule of law, Ricca has led efforts to reform regulation of the legal profession to increase innovation, market diversification, and access to legal help. Ricca has written on the regulation of the profession, the changing practice of law, and diversity in the profession. Prior to joining the Neukom Center, Ricca was the Executive Director for the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School. She is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (“IAALS”). She is also a member of the Frontline Justice National Community Justice Task Force, a bipartisan coalition of thought leaders and experts dedicated to transforming access to civil legal help nationwide.

Ricca clerked for Judge James P. Jones of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Before clerking, Ricca practiced white collar criminal defense, securities, antitrust, and complex commercial litigation as an associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Ricca received her B.A. cum laude in History from Dartmouth College and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.