Robert L. Palmer is a partner at Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP, and currently serves as its Managing Partner. Mr. Palmer specializes in complex litigation and trial practice, with special focus on disputes relating to banking and finance, securities, real estate, and the False Claims Act.

Mr. Palmer joined HBD shortly after its formation in 1995. Prior to joining HBD, for many years Mr. Palmer was a litigation partner in the Phoenix, Arizona law firm of Osborn Maledon. He is an active member of the Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Arizona and the District of Columbia Bar.

Education
Columbia University Law School, J.D., 1971; Notes and Comments Editor, Columbia Law Review
Georgetown University, B.A., Economics, 1968

Professional Activities
Admitted: California, Arizona and District of Columbia
Law Clerk: Hon. Harold Leventhal, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1971-1972
Assistant Special Prosecutor: Watergate Special Prosecution Force, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-74
President: Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, 1990-92
Member: Board of Directors, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, 1988-1995
Member: Board of Directors, Trial Practice Inn of Court of the Los Angeles County Bar Association,1999-2002

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