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Robert P. Lynch Jr.

Partner

In his 25th year, Bob has had 25 jury trials in state and federal courts in Ohio. He has also had numerous bench trials before various state and municipal courts. Bob has a variety of experience and considers himself a general practitioner on the defense side. He has represented clients in a variety of cases including automobile, trucking and transportation, products liability, construction defect, design defect, premises liability (slip and fall, trip and fall, dog bite, neighbor disputes, water runoff, landlord/tenant issues, and other claims), defense of subrogation claims especially involving fire losses, consumer protection claims, commercial litigation including contractual disputes, and asbestos claims involving talcum powder products and suppliers.

Bob has defended cases involving nursing home medical malpractice and malpractice alleged against nurses. Bob represented and defended claims against municipalities and political subdivisions, so he is familiar with the statutory immunity defenses under Ohio law. Bob defended law enforcement in Civil Rights claims successfully obtaining summary judgment in numerous cases.

Bob is also an experienced appellate lawyer with more than 40 appeals in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Districts. In addition, Bob has 10 appeals in the United States Sixth Circuit of Appeals. He is admitted in all Ohio Courts, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

  • Understanding the Conflict of Interest Provisions, Northeast Ohio Law Directors Association, Cleveland, Ohio, December 13, 2018

Admissions

  • Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth District

Memberships

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
  • Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys

Education

  • J.D., Syracuse University School of Law, 1999
  • B.A., Kent State University, 1995