Founding Partner
Robert F. Glass is a partner at Glass & Robson, LLC, one of the premier plaintiff’s personal injury firms in Georgia. Robert’s practice focuses exclusively on representing individuals who have been seriously injured or killed by the negligence of others. Since beginning his plaintiff’s practice in 2010, Robert has recovered millions of dollars for his clients.
Robert uses his past experience of representing insurance companies and multinational corporations to achieve the best result possible for his clients. Robert has litigated and tried cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in the past and has a special passion for the courtroom.
Robert is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, which identifies the most capable and ethical lawyers in practice. Robert has been nominated by fellow lawyers in Georgia as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2011, an honor limited to 2.5% of attorneys state-wide. Robert has been honored with The National Trial Lawyers’ “Top 40 Under 40” and “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” every year since 2012. Robert is a member of American’s “Top 40 Under 40”, America’s “Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys,” and America’s “Top 100 High Stakes Litigators”. Robert frequently speaks and presents on various personal injury litigation issues and trial tactics based on his past successes. He has completed the American Association of Justice’s “Ultimate Trial College” at Harvard Law School.
Robert is actively involved in federal and state bar associations, including the State Bar of Georgia, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association of Justice.
Robert is licensed to practice in every trial court in Georgia, along with the Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, and United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia and Middle District of Georgia.
Robert was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attained his B.A. in 2002 from The University of the South, magna cum laude, with Distinction in Political Science. Robert graduated from Mercer Law School, cum laude, where he served as Senior Managing Editor of the Mercer Law Review, a member of the Moot Court Board, and was elected by the entire student body to serve as Honor Court Prosecutor.
In his spare time, Robert enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. Robert is also an avid outdoorsman, having completed a semester course with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Alaska in 2002, an experience he credits to his work ethic and success.
Areas of Practice
- Auto accidents
- Trucking/tractor trailer accidents
- Commercial vehicle accidents
- Bus accidents
- Drunk driving accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Sexual abuse
- Premises liability
- Apartment shootings/assaults
- Defective/dangerous products
- Slip and fall injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
Education
- Mercer University – Walter F. George Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2007
- The University of the South B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2002
Bar Admissions
- All State and Superior Courts of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Supreme Court
- United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia
Awards & Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Preeminent Rating (2013 – Present)
- The Best Lawyers in America (2021, 2022)
- Super Lawyer (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Atlanta Attorney at Law “Attorneys to Watch” (2018)
- Super Lawyers Rising Star (limited to only 2.5% attorneys statewide) (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 Under 40″ (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators – Georgia (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – Georgia (2018, 2019)
- Daily Report’s “Top 20 Verdicts of 2016”
- American Society of Legal Advocates “Top 40 Under 40,” (2013, 2014, 2015)
- National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys “Top 10 Under 40 Award for the State of Georgia” (2015)
- Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys in America (2015)
- American Academy of Trial Attorneys “Premier 100 Trial Attorney” (2015)
- Georgia Trend “Legal Elite” (2012)
Speaking Engagements
- Strafford Publications National Webinar, Personal Injury Opening Statements and Closing Arguments (2017, 2018)
- Fried, Rogers, Goldberg Breakfast Meeting (Verdict Presentation; 2016)
- “Closing Argument” (Mercer Law School Trial Practice; 2015, 2016)
- “Life of a Trial” (Atlanta Bar Association CLE; 2014)
- “Common Mistakes Made by Younger Lawyers at Trial” (Atlanta Bar Association CLE; 2014)
- “Opening Statement” (Mercer Law School Trial Practice; 2014)
- “Countdown to Trial” (Trial and Error CLE; 2013)
- “What is GTLA” (John Marshall Law School; 2011)
- National Crime Victim Bar Association (Atlanta Regional Seminar; 2010)
- Fried, Rogers, Goldberg Breakfast Meeting (Verdict Presentation; 2016)
- “Closing Argument” (Mercer Law School Trial Practice; 2015, 2016)
- “Life of a Trial” (Atlanta Bar Association CLE; 2014)
- “Common Mistakes Made by Younger Lawyers at Trial” (Atlanta Bar Association CLE; 2014)
- “Opening Statement” (Mercer Law School Trial Practice; 2014)
- “Countdown to Trial” (Trial and Error CLE; 2013)
- “What is GTLA” (John Marshall Law School; 2011)
- National Crime Victim Bar Association (Atlanta Regional Seminar; 2010)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia, Member
- Atlanta Bar Association, Member
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Executive Committee Member 2019 – Present)
- Civil Justice PAC, Member, (2015 – Present), Treasurer (2020-Present)
- American Association of Justice
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Member
- Judicial Invitational, Member
- Mercer University Law School Young Alumni Council (2019 – Present)
- Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, Board Member (2015 – 2019)
