Bob is Chairman and President of Mintz Levin, a member of the firm's Policy Committee and practices from the firm's Boston office. He practices in the Litigation Section, and previously served as its Chairman.
Bob's distinguished legal career in the public and private sector spans three decades. He has always placed a premium on not only representing his clients to the best of his considerable abilities, but also devoting his singular energy to civic causes. After his early days as a law clerk to a federal judge, he became a Special Assistant Attorney General and was appointed as a United States Commissioner (later known as United States Magistrate Judge). Bob was also an instructor at Boston University School of Law, and a guest lecturer at various law schools. Later he assumed the role as Chairman of Mintz Levin and now has a reputation as one of the region's premier trial attorneys. He has been recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the country's top 100 lawyers for nine consecutive years, has been featured in the American Lawyer as one of the country's "heavy hitters," and is continually listed in The Best Lawyers in America. In 2008, Bob was recognized by The Boston Globe Magazine as one of "Boston's Best Lawyers" in the areas of white collar criminal defense, commercial litigation, and bet-the-company litigation.
In civic as well as legal matters, preparation and commitment have long been Bob's trademark. As part of his commitment to the community, he has served on the boards of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Massachusetts Mental Health Research Corporation, Catholic Charitable Bureau, Glover Memorial Hospital, the American Cancer Society, and the United Fund of Massachusetts Bay. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers of Northeastern University, a member of the Board of Advisors of Birmingham Business School, a Trustee of Boston College, a former Trustee of Newton Country Day School, a member of the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Business Round Table, and served as chair of the 2003 "Presidents at Pops" benefit concert.
Bob was chairman of the task force of the Boston Bar Association that worked with leaders of the Bar, justices of the various courts and the business community to formulate a plan to reform the Massachusetts court system, a plan that was enacted into law. He was a Vice President of the Association and served on the Bar Council.
Bob's stature in the field of legal services rests in no small part on the diligent preparation and ingenious strategy for which he is renowned, and on his sound business advice. He represents major corporations and their CEOs and well known political and media figures throughout the country.
He lectures widely in the law and continues his studies to remain abreast of the latest legal developments, while finding time for the civic service he pursues so ardently.
Bob is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia and is a member of the American, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, and Boston Bar Associations, as well as the Practising Law Institute. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He received his A.B. from Northeastern University (1958), and his J.D. from Boston College Law School (1961).