Profiles In Law

Railroad Accident Attorney in Chicago

Robert E. Harrington, Jr. has been a successful trial lawyer for more than 30 years.  The foundation for his success, and his expertise in FELA litigation, started when Bob began trying railroad cases with his father and his uncle in 1977.

In 1991, Bob was appointed a Designated Legal Counsel for the United Transportation Union and has since been regularly re-appointed as a DLC by the United Transportation Union (UTU), the largest railroad union in the United States. He is also a long standing member of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA).

Bob has achieved many million dollar settlements and verdicts on behalf of railroad employees injured on the job, including cases against every major railroad operating in the Midwest, as well as many short line railroads.  During his career, Bob has handled thousands of FELA claims and lawsuits in state and federal courts, including cases in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Wisconsin. In addition to his impressive trial record, Bob’s attention to detail and insightful arguments in both state and federal appellate courts have resulted in a variety of leading decisions that serve as a foundation for workers rights under the FELA (Federal Employers Liability Act) .

Bob has been invited to speak and lecture to many different groups about the importance of the FELA to railroad employees and he has been an annual speaker at UTU state and regional meetings for many years. He has also been a guest speaker at over a thousand union functions educating union members about the federal laws that are designed to protect the rights of railroad employees.

Bob received a B.A. from John Carroll University in Ohio in 1972 and his J.D. from the IIT Chicago Kent College of Law in 1976.   During and following law school he worked for the Chief Judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County and distinguished himself as a trial lawyer while working as Public Defender in the Chicago criminal courts in 1976 and 1977.   Bob then joined the law firm of Harrington & Harrington, Ltd. in 1977.  In 1991, the firm was renamed Harrington, Thompson, Acker and Harrington, Ltd.   Under Bob’s leadership, the firm is now recognized as one of the leading FELA trial firms in the Midwest.

Bob is admitted in the following states and federal district and appellate courts:

• State of Illinois
• State of Florida
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Federal Trial Bar for Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Harrington, Thompson, Acker & Harrington, Ltd. – Chicago FELA Lawyers

180 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 828-5828
(312) 332-8811

Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.

San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyers

Education: Rob received his J.D., in 1982 from Golden Gate University, School of Law. While at Golden Gate Law School, Rob served as the Research Coordinator Editor for the California Tort Reporter for two years. Rob graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1979 and received a B.A. in Psychology. Rob was also a member of Theta Chi fraternity.

Areas of Experience: Rob has extensive experience in personal injury and products liability actions and successfully tried dozens of such cases over the last several decades. Rob is currently heading the Vioxx Litigation and Helios Air Disaster Litigation and is a member of Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the California Consolidated Vioxx actions. He also has considerable expertise in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, toxic torts, business/contract actions, wills and trust disputes and Jones Act related suits.  San francisco auto accident injury, san francisco car accident injury, san francisco personal injury law, wrongful death claims in san francisco

Affiliations: In addition to being a member in good standing with the California Bar Association, Rob is active with the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Western Trial Lawyers Association.

Past Positions of Note: Rob has served as the President of the Western Trial Lawyers Association (2006), Rob has served as the President of the Consumer Attorneys of California (2002), President Barristers Club of San Francisco (1990) and served on the Faculty at The University of San Francisco, School of Law in the Intensive Advocacy Workshop Program (1996).

Personal: Rob was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rob began his legal career as a trial lawyer at his father’s law firm of, Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Borowsky, Wartnick, Moore & Harris, Inc. He founded his own practice in 1996, and The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc., as it currently exists, has been together since 2001. Through out Rob’s life he has been extremely athletic and adventurous. Rob is a former marathoner and accomplished tri-athlete that completed the Alcatraz Tri-Athelon and ran his best marathon in 2hrs 53min. Rob also was a Formula Ford and Formula Mazda race car driver, and set the track and qualifying record at Thunder Hill Race Track in Northern California (these records were never broken until the track was recently reconfigured). Additionally, Rob finished 2nd and 3rd in the SCCA Regional Championships in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Rob is also a motorcycle enthusiast and owns three Triumphs. Rob enjoys water recreational sports, and is an avid boater and jet skier. He is an experienced mountaineer and has trekked extensively throughout the Himalayas, including Mt. Everest.

The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc.
222 Front Street 5th Floor
San Francisco, California (CA) 94111
866.968.1584-Toll Freee

Ralph Brown is a Knoxville Personal Injury Attorney

Born:

• Memphis, Tennessee

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Doctorate of Jurisprudence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Admitted to Practice Law in Tennessee in 1979

Experience:

Twenty-five years trial practice

The first 15 years included plaintiff personal injury as well as criminal, business, insurance, and commercial litigation.

The last 10 years have been devoted exclusively to a civil trial practice in plaintiff personal injury and workers compensation cases including:

• Product liability
• Premises liability
• Wrongful death
• Automobile accidents

Memberships:

• Knoxville Bar Association
• Blount County Bar Association
• Tennessee Association for Justice
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

KNOXVILLE OFFICE
9700 Westland Drive
Suite 103
Knoxville, TN 37922
Toll-Free:866.918.8617

Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.

Education: Rob received his J.D., in 1982 from Golden Gate University, School of Law. While at Golden Gate Law School, Rob served as the Research Coordinator Editor for the California Tort Reporter for two years. Rob graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1979 and received a B.A. in Psychology. Rob was also a member of Theta Chi fraternity.

Legal Commentary: Rob is occasionally featured as a legal commentator for FOX National News.

Areas of Experience: Rob has extensive experience in personal injury and products liability actions and successfully tried dozens of such cases over the last several decades. Rob is currently heading the Vioxx Litigation and Helios Air Disaster Litigation and is a member of Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the California Consolidated Vioxx actions. He also has considerable expertise in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, toxic torts, business/contract actions, wills and trust disputes and Jones Act related suits.

Affiliations: In addition to being a member in good standing with the California Bar Association, Rob is active with the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Western Trial Lawyers Association.

The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc. – san francisco personal injury laws
222 Front Street, Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

NJ Lawyer Sal Imbornone

Salvatore Imbornone, Jr., has achieved a lot as  managing partner of McHugh & Imbornone, PA in  New Jersey.   In the early part of his career, Mr. Imbornone represented many large New Jersey-based insurance companies before limiting his practice to litigation of personal injury matters on behalf of the seriously injured, and those injured in NJ accidents .

He serves as an active member to the bar associations of Union County, Morris County, and Essex County.  He is also a member of Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey, and the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Education:

• Seton Hall University, 1980, cum laude
• Seton Hall Law, 1983

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