Richard Cullen
Snapshot
- Identity: Richard Cullen is a Virginia attorney, former state attorney general, and former chairman of McGuireWoods.
- Current role: He is a partner at Torridon Law, following his service as counselor to Governor Glenn Youngkin.
- Evidence status: No primary record identifying this Richard Cullen as an Epstein associate, correspondent, or attorney was verified in the source review for this profile.
- Reading the records: A shared surname, a law firm listing, or two different names on the same page does not establish that this attorney appears in a document.
Professional Background
Cullen joined McGuireWoods in 1977 and chaired the firm from 2006 to 2017. His public service included appointment as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1991 and service as Virginia attorney general from 1997 to 1998. He later served as counselor to Governor Glenn Youngkin from 2022 to 2026. Torridon identifies him as a partner in its current professional biography.
McGuireWoods documented Cullen’s representation of then Vice President Mike Pence in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The firm’s January 3, 2022 announcement also describes work for Boeing, Sepp Blatter, Tom DeLay, and the parents of Otto Warmbier. Those identified representations provide professional context. They do not establish representation of Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein Evidence Status
The source review conducted on October 16, 2026 did not verify an Epstein case filing, correspondence, travel record, or other primary document identifying the Virginia attorney Richard Cullen. The reviewed material does not support describing him as Epstein’s lawyer or as a participant in Epstein’s activities.
This is a limited finding about the material checked. Exact name and variant searches, surname results, and references to McGuireWoods cannot establish that every possible record has been located. Some indexed text is incomplete or garbled. The Justice Department’s Epstein Library warns that handwriting and technical limitations can affect search reliability.
Search Matches and Identity Checks
The following records explain why broad search matches were excluded as evidence about Richard Cullen. They are examples of other identities or a firm reference, not verified appearances by him.
- EFTA02426391, page 2, stamped EFTA02426392: The signature identifies Mark A. Cullen of The Cullen Law Firm. It does not identify Richard Cullen.
- EFTA01042762: A July 7, 2017 email identifies Richard Kahn as its sender and Melissa Cullen in the forwarded material. The words Richard and Cullen belong to different people.
- EFTA00032633, page 2, stamped EFTA00032634: A September 30, 2020 Law360 newsletter includes McGuireWoods in a list of law firms. That listing does not identify Cullen or describe work by him for Epstein.
A document’s inclusion in an Epstein records release does not by itself establish wrongdoing by anyone named in it. An identifiable source and its actual context are required before attributing a relationship or action to a particular person.
Sources
- Torridon Law: Richard Cullen. Current firm biography and professional history.
- McGuireWoods: Cullen’s appointment as counselor to Virginia’s next governor. January 3, 2022 announcement documenting his career and selected clients.
- TowneBank: Richard Cullen joins the corporate board. February 2, 2026 announcement confirming his 2022 to 2026 service in the Youngkin administration.
- EFTA02426391, EFTA01042762, and EFTA00032633. Released records used for the identity checks above.
- U.S. Department of Justice: Epstein Library. Official release portal and search limitations.