Rich Aubuchon

Rich AuBuchon is owner of the AuBuchon Law Firm, LLC in Jefferson City, Missouri.

AuBuchon is a 1998 graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and graduated with honors from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2001.

Rich has litigated cases throughout the western United States including multi-district litigation. He has been a member of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals, numerous federal courts and practiced law in Wyoming and Missouri.

Rich has had several roles in Missouri government including managing the Office of Administration as Acting Commissioner/Chief Counsel for Gov. Blunt and as Chief of Staff/ Counsel to Lt. Gov. Kinder. Rich then worked as Counsel for the MO Chamber of Commerce. Prior to starting his own firm, Rich was Of Counsel with the Polsinelli law firm.

Rich lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Betsy AuBuchon, and their four children.

Experience

• General Counsel and Governmental Affairs for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.;
• Chief of Staff to Missouri Lt. Governor Peter D. Kinder;
• Senior Staff to Missouri Governor Matt Blunt;
• Deputy Commissioner and Chief Counsel for the Missouri Office of Administration;
• Environmental Defense and litigation including state and federal laws on permits for air, water, solid waste, mining and land use;
• Lawyer and Lobbyist as Counsel with Polsinelli, PC.

Honorable Mentions

• Named to Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER List for Lawyers-Lobbyists in 2021 and 2022. The POWER List is a regular feature examining the most powerful Missouri attorneys serving as registered lobbyists.
• Featured by the Missouri Times in their Top 100 List twice.  The Top 100 is a prestigious ranking that includes some of Missouri’s most brilliant, well-respected, and influential political figures.