Attorney Profiles

Robert L. Martier: B.A., Northwestern University, 1971; J.D., with honors, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1976. Mr. Martier has tried to verdict cases encompassing a variety of substantive areas including general negligence, premises liability, auto liability, products liability, asbestos liability, medical malpractice, and professional liability. Mr. Martier is licensed to practice before the Illinois Supreme Court, the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He is a member of the Federal Trial Bar. He is also a member of the Society of Trial Lawyers, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• General Negligence
• Premises Liability
• Auto Liability
• Products Liability
• Asbestos Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Professional Liability

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1977
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1977
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1985
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  
  
• Northwestern University, 1971
  B.A.
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Federal Trial Bar
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• Society of Trial Lawyers
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• International Association of Defense Counsel
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• Defense Research Institute
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• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
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• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
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Birth Information

• July 8, 1949, Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States of America