Richard R. Fruto is one of the managing partners of the firm. Leveraging his background as a writer and reporter, Richard works on the firm’s complex O-1 and EB-1 immigration cases. His clients include top researchers, university professors, and creative and business talent in the entertainment industry. He has served as counsel for O-1s supported by top production companies for motion picture, streaming media, talent agents, film finance, and management companies. He also has 16 years of civil litigation experience as a law and motion attorney, and before establishing Chun Fruto Law, he was an attorney for 14 years at Gianelli & Morris in Los Angeles, one of a few law firms in California specializing in insurance class action litigation on the plaintiffs' side. At Gianelli & Morris, Richard represented consumers in individual and class action lawsuits against insurers in state and federal courts.  Over the years, he helped consumers obtain multimillion-dollar settlements against disability, life, and health insurance companies, HMOs, and annuity companies, including a $12 million settlement in a class action against Blue Cross of California and a $92 million settlement in a class action against a large mutual life insurer.

Richard attended Loyola Law School, where he was Executive Editor of the Entertainment Law Journal. Before law school, he worked for seven years as a reporter, including two years as a news wire service reporter covering Los Angeles City Hall. He has a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Davis and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois.