Mr. Robert E Schmitt, Attorney

Robert E. “Bob” Schmitt has been a trial attorney for over 40 years practicing primarily in the area of personal injury litigation, although he has handled cases involving many different areas of the law. He has significant experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants and has been lead counsel in approximately 100 civil jury trials. Mr. Schmitt is certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Specialist in the area of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation.



Mr. Schmitt received a Bachelor of Science degree in business in 1968, as well as his Juris Doctorate in 1973, with both degrees from Arizona State University. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Arizona and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Schmitt has been married to his “first wife”, Dianne, for over 45 years and is the proud father of five and grandfather of 17.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University	J.D.	Law School	1973
Arizona State University	B.S.	Business	1968

State / Court	Date
Arizona	1973
California

• Past President of the State Bar of Arizona.
  
  Member of the Year, State Bar of Arizona, 1994.
  
  Member, Arizona Client Protection Fund Board of Trustees (2012-present).
  
  Selected into the American College of Trial Lawyers, (limited to the top 1% of trial lawyers in any given State).
  
  Selected into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
  
  Selected into “The Best Lawyers in America”
  
  Selected into the “Super Lawyers of the Southwest”.
  
  Past Member of State Bar Board of Governors.
  
  Past Member, Commission for Appellate Court Appointments (1999)
  
  Past Member, Advisory Committee on Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Certification.
  
  Past Member, Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness.
  
  Walter E. Craig Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Arizona Bar Foundation (2011)
  
  Faculty member at the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy (1987-present).
  
  Founding Fellow of the Arizona Bar Foundation.
  
  Also admitted to practice in the courts of the State of California.

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