Overview
Rob defends domestic and international motor carriers, freight brokers, logistics providers, rail services companies, transportation network companies, and rideshare companies against catastrophic commercial transportation accidents and cargo loss claims. With nearly two decades of experience, Rob is a skilled litigator with experience trying cases to verdict in Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois. He is national counsel for some of the largest trucking and freight brokerage companies in the nation and routinely assists clients in drafting and reviewing transportation, broker-carrier, and shipper-broker agreements.
Rob is a member of the firm's Transportation & Logistics Service Group and Rapid Response Team, which is tasked with immediately responding to accident scenes for the purpose of investigating and evaluating catastrophic losses. Rob has coordinated and performed hundreds of rapid responses throughout Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Kansas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Oregon.
Rob’s practice also includes telecommunications litigation and defending manufacturers, general contracts, and subcontractors against construction defect, breach of contract, commercial dispute, and personal injury claims.
Membership & Involvement
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA): Annual Seminar Planning Committee Chair, 2022 – Present; Annual Seminar Planning Committee Member, 2020 – 2021
- Member: Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM); Defense Research Institute (DRI)(Transportation Section); Trucking Defense Advocacy Council (TDAC); Ohio State Bar Association
Court Admissions: Ohio; Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois;
Pro Hac Vice Admissions: Michigan; Florida
Honors
- Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers list: 2025, 2026
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® in Transportation Law: 2024, 2025, 2026
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® in Commercial Litigation: 2024, 2025, 2026
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants: 2024, 2025, 2026
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) Emerging Leader Award: 2019
Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2006
Miami University, B.S., 2003
Admissions
- Ohio
- Illinois