Veteran attorney retires Published Dec. 16, 2009 By Senior Airman Kimberly Moore 81st Training Wing Public Affiars KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Ms. -- Brent Richardson, 81st Training Wing legal office, retires Jan. 2 after 39 years of service at Keesler. Mr. Richardson, an attorney-advisor, serves as the base contracts attorney and legal reviewer for command actions. After serving in the Army from 1966-1969, Mr. Richardson began working at Keesler in 1971. In 1990, he was named Air Education and Training Command's outstanding civilian attorney. He's earned 35 outstanding superior performance Awards. As a special assistant U.S. attorney, he prosecutes civilian misdemeanor cases in U.S. Magistrate Court in the federal courthouse in downtown Gulfport and acts as the command liaison with the Department of Justice for prosecution of felonies committed by civilians within Keesler's exclusive federal jurisdiction. Mr. Richardson has handled more than 200 medical malpractice claims totaling nearly $2 billion and recovered nearly $2 million of government-furnished medical costs in more than 6,000 cases.