| Biography | Robert practices in the firm's Litigation section with an emphasis in the areas of insurance defense, bad faith and insurance coverage litigation. Robert has extensive trial and appellate experience in connection with numerous civil cases involving consumer fraud, life and health insurance fraud, bad faith, breach of contract, malpractice, product liability, defamation, agents' errors and omissions, co-employee claims, construction related accidents, personal injury, automobile injury, property damage and interpretation of insurance contracts. Robert has tried nearly 25 cases to verdict and frequently advises clients regarding insurance coverage in Alabama and the propriety of denial of benefits for claims under insurance contracts. Robert is also actively involved in the firm's Health Care section in the litigation of hospital and medical staff privilege and certificate of need applications. Robert is a member of the American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, the Alabama State Bar, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute. He received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law where he was selected for the National Trial Advocacy Board. He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1984 and is admitted to practice before all U.S. District Courts in Alabama, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Robert has been named as one of The Best Lawyers in America in Insurance and Transportation Law since 2008. Memberships & Bar Associations American Bar Association Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section Alabama State Bar Birmingham Bar Association |