Richard Gabriel Braman

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Braman, Richard Gabriel December 8, 1953 - June 9, 2014. Richard passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Don & Sally Braman. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota, then magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. He went on to become licensed as an attorney in Minneapolis and California, serving for decades at the law firm of Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett. He then opened the jazz club Gabriel's at St. Anthony Main on the Mississippi river in Minneapolis. Richard earned one of the "Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years" list and was named an E-Discovery Trailblazer as one of eleven people who helped shape the industry over the last fifty years. He then created the ultimate think-tank and founded The Sedona Conference, a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) research and educational institute dedicated to the advanced study of law while moving the law forward in a reasoned and just way. Richard Braman is survived by his wife Margo Braman, sister Sandra Braman and brother-in-law Guy Milford, brother Stuart Braman and sister-in-law Nancy Braman, nephew Jon and Lisette Braman with daughter Naomi, & nephew Dan Braman. Also survived by mother-in-law Madreen Steeves and brother-in-law William Jones Jr. and sister-in-law Jennifer Switzer. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to homeless shelters Sharing & Caring Hands in Minneapolis, MN or Crossroads for Life in Douglasville, GA. Richard, our Pathfinder, will be sorely missed.

Published on June 12, 2014