Robert Hemley
USA Guide 2023
Band 1 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 1
About
Provided by Robert Hemley
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice & Legal Malpractice
Personal Injury & Products Liability
Antitrust Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Employment Litigation
First Amendment
General Business Litigation
Regulatory Investigations
Career
Bob Hemley was admitted to the bar in 1971 in New York. After working for a Wall Street firm and serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, he joined the firm in 1976.
Professional Memberships
Chair, U.S. District Court Advisory Committee (formerly Civil Justice Reform Act Task Force) for Vermont, 1993-Present
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member, Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations
Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter member, Vermont Chapter; President, 1993-1994)
Member, Federal Panel of Early Neutral Evaluators
Personal
Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2003
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell since 1986
Listed in New England Super Lawyers since 2007
Named as one of the Top 100 New England attorneys in New England Super Lawyers (2007-2011, 2013, 2015-2017, 2019)
Received Matthew Lyon Award by the Vermont Press Association for lifetime achievement in First Amendment work