When Richard Trugman first started with Neil Bogart, he was a divorce attorney. By the label's end in the 1980's, he was the mouthpiece that sold the company to Polygram Records. He was the head attorney for Casablanca in the 1970's. His roster was hefty including Cher, Joey Travolta, Kiss and Parliament Funkadelic. He ended his career with Neil Bogart on a high.