Robert L Byer

Practice Areas

Mr. Byer concentrates his practice in appellate and legal issues litigation. He is a former judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline.

As an appellate lawyer, Mr. Byer has argued or briefed over 300 appeals in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits, the Pennsylvania appellate courts and the appellate courts of California, Maryland and Washington. He also has briefed and worked on appeals in the United States Supreme Court. His appellate work and legal-issues litigation experience covers a wide range of legal areas, including corporate governance, intellectual property, administrative agency law, tax cases, Constitutional law, real estate and land use regulation, insurance coverage, contracts, professional liability, products liability and toxic torts.

Career

Duane Morris LLP: Partner, 2006-present; Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP: Partner, 1992-2006; Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline: Judge, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1997-2001; Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania: Judge, 1990-1992; Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott: Partner, 1985-1990, Associate, 1977-1984

Personal

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1977, Note Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review; Oxford University, Harris Manchester College, Post-Graduate Studies, 1974; University of Pittsburgh, B.A., magna cum laude, 1973