Bob is a first chair litigator who focuses his practice on complex commercial and IP litigation in Norfolk, Virginia and beyond. He has lived and litigated in the Norfolk region for over 30 years, including frequently appearing in the Eastern District of Virginia "Rocket Docket" and regional Virginia State courts and authoring an acclaimed Rocket Docket article in Law360 for 12+ years. He managed the firm's former Norfolk office for years.

Bob once won the then largest jury verdict in the history of Virginia and he and his team are frequently hired as "go to" local counsel for other national firms litigating intellectual property and other notable cases in the Norfolk Division of the Rocket Docket. His practice includes high stakes commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation (trade secret, false advertising, trademark, copyright, and patent), products liability defense, and other significant disputes in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere.

Bob has received many awards recognizing his excellence in multiple litigation fields and Virginia Business has named him numerous times to its annual "Power List" identifying Virginia's top 500 business leaders. He is also a prolific author and speaker, which includes repeat presentations of an introductory business law seminar to the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and others on "Emergency Escape Ladder Case Record Verdict Lessons Learned",

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Education
JD, University of Virginia, Class Vice President, Raven Society, Executive Editor, Virginia Tax Review

MBA, Old Dominion University

BS, United States Naval Academy