Robert A.
Pitcairn, Jr.
Bob Pitcairn is wrapping up a 50-year career in commercial litigation. In addition to Bob’s litigation practice, he served as the chair of the firm's management committee from 2000 to 2012 and as the head of the litigation practice group from 1980 to 2019.
Awards and Honors
- The number one Ohio Super Lawyer® for 2007 and 2008
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers 1989-2023
- Recognized as one of Woodward/White’s Best Lawyers in America® in the field of business litigation and bet-the-company litigation
- Recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® “Top 50” in Cincinnati and “Top 100” in Ohio
- Recognized by Chambers USA as one of America’s leading lawyers
- Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a litigation star
- Recognized by Lawdragon, Inc. as one of the leading litigators in America
- 2012 & 2014, Recognized by Woodward/White as the Lawyer of the Year in Cincinnati for bet-the-company litigation
- 2013 & 2015, Recognized by Woodward/White as the Lawyer of the Year in Cincinnati for litigation-securities
Professional Memberships
Community Involvement
- Former Chair, Cincinnati Ballet Foundation
- Former Chair, Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation
- Trustee, Austin E. Knowlton Foundation, Inc.
Bar Admissions
- 1985, United States Supreme Court
- 1978, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- 1973, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- 1973, Ohio
- Various other courts
Education
- University of Cincinnati, J.D., 1973, Order of the Coif, Executive Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1972-1973
- College of Wooster, B.A., 1970