William Payson Richardson (November 6, 1864 – August 29, 1945) was the co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School, a position he held for the years 1901–1945.
[8][11][12][13] He led a delegation of Brooklyn Law School instructors at a meeting with other New York law school instructors in February 1910, to consider common issues of methods of study and issues relating to the bar exam.
[3][15] The William Payson Richardson Memorial Prize is awarded to an outstanding student chosen by the faculty of Brooklyn Law School.
[16] Richardson served on the Committee on Legal Education of the New York City Bar Association.
[18][19][20][21][22][23][13][10] The Fifth Edition of his Law of Evidence was reviewed in 1937 by Fordham Law School Professor Maurice Wormser:[24]The concise but extremely practical work on Evidence by Dean William Payson Richardson ... has been regarded highly since its first appearance, both by members of the judiciary and by practicing lawyers.