Rob concentrates his practice in the areas of product liability, commercial litigation, breach of warranty, lemon law and tort litigation. Rob has experience in Indiana State and Federal courts and routinely represents product manufacturers against product liability and product performance claims throughout Indiana and the Midwest, having handled cases in Indiana as well as 27 other states. Rob has first-chair jury trial experience in more than 25 cases tried to verdict, including product liability, breach of warranty, lemon law and tort claims. He has also tried well over 30 bench trials and arbitrations.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D., 1996
Ball State University, B.S., 1993,ย cum laude
The Best Lawyers in Americaยฎ,ย Personal Injury Litigation โ Defendants, 2016-2022
Selected for inclusion inย Indiana Super Lawyersยฎ, 2009โ2022
Outstanding Young Lawyer, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, 2005
American Bar Association
Association for Corporate Growth
Defense Research Institute, Products Liability Sub-Committee
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana,ย President
Indy Premier Soccer Club, Board of Directors, 2015-present
St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, Fall Festival Committee and Shannon Smiles 5k run/walk race director, Fatherโs Ministry and Welcome Committee
St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, CYO basketball, football and soccer coach
Knights of Columbus, Fatherย Thomas J. Kelley Council No. 6923
Indianapolis Bar Association, Homeless Legal Project, 2011โ2015
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Board of Directors, 2009โ2011
โThanking the Academy, Voir Direโ, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Rookie Seminar, April 10, 2013
โVoir Dire Basics,โ Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Rookie Seminar, April 15, 2011
โElectronic Discovery โ Document Retention and Responding to Discovery Demands,โ Harmonie Group, 2008
โIssues Affecting the Trucking Industry,โ multiple Harmonie Group presentations, Chicago, St. Louis and Toronto, 2008
โChallenges to Expert Witness Testimony,โ Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana annual meeting, 2007
โOpening Statements and Closing Arguments,โ Indianapolis Bar Association, 2005
โEconomic Loss Doctrine and Warranty Litigation,โ Defense Research Institute, 2005
โOld Tricks, New Dogs, Voir Dire Basics,โ Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, 2005
โOn Preemption of Claims against Freight Brokers, Shippers,โ The Indiana Lawyer (January 2019)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law, 51 Ind. L. Rev 1149 (2018)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law, 50 Ind. L. Rev 1305 (2017)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law,ย 49 Ind. L. Rev 1125 (2016)
โCars of the Future: Product Liability Implications and Solutions,โ Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana Annual Civil Litigation Review, 2015
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Annual Meeting and Seminar Chair, November 20-21, 2014
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law, 47 Ind. L. Rev 1129ย (2014)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law,ย 46 Ind. L. Rev 1151ย (2013)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law,ย 45 Ind. L. Rev. 1279 (2012)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law,ย 44 Ind. L. Rev. 1377 (2011)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law,ย 43 Ind. L. Rev. 873 (2010)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law, 42 Ind. L. Rev. 1093 (2009)
โDaubertย in Indiana, Fifteen Years Later-Still Reliable and Still Inconclusive,โย Indiana Civil Litigation Review, Volume V, No. 2 (2008)
Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Product Liability Law, 41 Ind. L. Rev. 1165 (2008)
โRebuttable Presumption Affirmed,โย The Indiana Lawyer, 2007
โIndianaโs Rebuttable Presumption in Product Liability Jury Trials,โย The Indiana Lawyer, 2004
โElectronic Discovery: Suggestions for Resisting Inappropriate Intrusions,โย For The Defense,ย 2004
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