A Newport Beach, CA-based trust facilitator, Richard T. Howard owns CDAMT, through which he provides legal services for trusts provided by Masters Copyrights with the intent of asset protection. Richard T. Howard has owned the Newport, CA, firm since 2012, during which time he has served more than 1,110 clients and produced trusts for individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Masters Copyrights, meanwhile, has written over 30,000 trusts in its more than 40 years of existence.

Howard is also the trustee of a United Mission for Nonprofits of America charitable trust that provides services and housing for qualified homeless veterans. Before entering the trust industry, he worked in publishing and was a five-time recipient of the top sales award for the Thomas Register in New York. The recipient of a degree in architectural technology from Memphis State University, he enjoys playing tennis, exercising, and studying health care topics in his free time.