Robert began practicing law in 1985 working as a litigation associate for a large NJ full practice law firm. Since 1994, working at smaller firms, he has successfully represented plaintiffs in New York state and federal courts.
Robert has handled many different types of lawsuits that settled or resulted in jury verdicts: construction site accidents; mesothelioma from asbestos exposure; defective drugs and products; international air travel injuries (Montreal Convention); defamation; trips and falls caused by hazardous and dangerous property conditions; motor vehicle pedestrian knockdowns; and civil rights claims including false arrest, excessive use of force, and workplace gender discrimination.
Robert’s highest jury verdict, $15 million ($10M compensation, $5M punitive damages), was awarded by a federal court jury against a foreign airline for its role in illegally flying an American child out of the country, in knowing violation of a court custody order, thereby depriving an American father of seeing or speaking with his teenage daughter for four years.
Robert was honored to be accepted into The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, New York City for the first time in 2012. He became a New York Metro SuperLawyer, first in 2006 for General Litigation and then for 18 consecutive years - 2009 through 2025 - as a Plaintiff’s Personal Injury lawyer. SuperLawyers is a highly respected attorney ratings organization that identifies the top 5% of lawyers from more than 70 different practice areas for their unmatched commitment, skills, and client satisfaction. Based on his colleagues' feedback, Robert is rated – AV-preeminent – the highest rating by Martindale, the international lawyer’s directory.
For 18 years, Robert was on the volunteer mediation panel, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He successfully mediated cases involving negligence, insurance coverage, copyright infringement, breach of commercial and employment contracts, and workplace discrimination.
Robert graduated with a BA in history from Columbia College, where he was on the varsity swimming team, and an MIA from the Columbia School of International Affairs, with an international business specialization. He received his JD in 1985 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, where he was Articles Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal and a Belkin Scholar. Robert was a summer law clerk for the Hon. H. Lee Sarokin, U.S. District Court , District of New Jersey.
Robert is admitted to practice law in New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the U.S. Appeals Courts for the Second and Third Circuits, and United States Supreme Court. He is member of the New York City Bar Association and a member of the Torts Committee.
