Legal Trouble Abroad? Call Dick Atkins L’62! As principal and legal counsel for International Recoveries LLC, Dick assists travelers who find themselves in legal trouble abroad. Most often, Dick said, troubled callers have unknowingly broken a law or violated cultural norms. For example, in Thailand, saying anything about the king or his dog or even treading on currency bearing the image of the king could land you 15 years in prison. . Dick began his legal career in criminal law, where he specialized in defending Penn and Temple students on marijuana charges. In the 1970s, he also became an advocate for prison transfer treaties and appeared before the U.S. Senate on the matter. By 1980, a group called International Legal Defense Counsel formed, and Dick began helping Americans in foreign prisons get home. . Check out the Spring 2022 Penn Law Journal at the link in our bio to read more! #pennlaw #pennlawalumni #pennlawalumniprofiles