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Robert B. Clemens
Profile
Bob Clemens is a partner in the Litigation and Appellate Groups, as well as an established member of the Indiana Trial Bar. He practices in the areas of civil trial litigation, concentrating in commercial litigation and personal injury. A graduate of Notre Dame Law School, he undertook his legal education after a successful military career as an infantry officer. Mr. Clemens has been the principal author of numerous appellate and amicus briefs as well as a participant in oral arguments before the Indiana Court of Appeals, Indiana Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He serves as Indiana Counsel to numerous insurers and transportation entities. Mr. Clemens is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He also is board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocates, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and among Indianapolis Monthly Magazine's "Indiana's Super Lawyers."
Education
University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1982)
State University of New York at Albany (M.S., 1972)
Syracuse University (A.B., 1969)
Appointments / Memberships
Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, and American Bar Associations; National Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association; International Defense Lawyers Association; Board of Visitors, Ave Maria Law School; Past President, Indiana Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Master Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation
Representative Matters
o Mr. Clemens is a veteran of 51 jury trials -- eight involving deaths, three involving closed head injuries and alleged brain damage, three involving quadriplegia. Other trials have involved allegations of bad faith against insurers and wrongful discharge claims against employers.
o Served as lead defense counsel in nine cases in which juries have been asked to return seven and eight figure verdicts, with the largest verdict being $500K.
o Served as lead defense counsel in four cases involving quadriplegic plaintiffs, all of which settled prior to trial.
o Serves as a certified mediator, and has successfully resolved scores of cases, including several with seven and eight figure verdict potential.
View Jury Trial Highlights
Honors / Awards
Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 and 2008; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Indianapolis Monthly Magazine's "Indiana Super Lawyers"; Military decorations: the Bronze Star with "V" device, Second Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
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