11400 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1150, Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-478-0077   |   Fax 310-478-0099   |   info@clarkgoldberg.com

118 N. Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301 | 850-222-1425

Rob is one of the original members of Clark, Goldberg & Madruga. In his 19 years practicing law, his clients have come to know him as a tenacious and highly effective trial attorney. During his academic studies and his practice of law, Rob has shown the ability to excel at all levels.

Rob graduated with highest honors from Pitzer College, where he wrote an honors thesis entitled, "The American Sense of Mission in United States Foreign Policy." At Northeastern law school, Rob was appointed through a highly selective process to teach legal writing and research to first year law students. He was also chosen for an externship program with the Honorable Charles E. Stewart, a District Court judge in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

Following his graduation from law school, Rob served two years as the judicial law clerk to the Honorable Volney V. Brown, Jr., Chief Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California.

Professional Experience

Clark, Goldberg & Madruga: Los Angeles, California

(1991-present)

• Civil, Employment and Business Litigation
• With the firm since its inception in 1991; responsible for handling all aspects of litigation for the firm's complex litigation practice.  Matters include business contract disputes, complex aviation cases, employment discrimination, real property disputes, trademark, copyright, insurance bad faith, and products liability litigation. 
• Serve as first and second chair trial attorney
• Represented large cable television operators in employment litigation and business disputes.  Plan and conduct depositions, conduct investigations, interview and prepare for trial percipient and expert witnesses, evaluate and analyze litigation strategy, advise clients regarding legal options, supervise associate attorneys, analyze case liability and damage exposure, assess settlement value of claims, represent clients at mediations and arbitrations.

United States District Court, Central District of California: Los Angeles, California (August 1988-August 1990)

• Federal Judicial Clerkship
• Served under Chief Magistrate Judge Volney V. Brown, Jr. writing bench opinions, reports and recommendations, review of civil rights petitions, and review administration law judge decisions.

Education

Northeastern University School of Law:   Boston, Massachusetts (1988)

• Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Assistant Instructor - Research and Writing
• Externships
• New York Attorney General Environmental Protection Law Clerk, Judge Charles Stewert, U.S. District Court, S.D., New York

Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, California (1984)

• Bachelor of Arts in History/Political Science
• Graduated with honors in political studies/history
• Editor of The Other Side campus newspaper

Admissions to the Bar

California State Bar (1988)

Admitted pro hac vice in Arizona and Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Central District of California

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional Organizations

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

American Bar Association

Community Service

Board Member - Manhattan Beach Sand & Surf Soccer Club

Commissioner AYSO Region 18, Girls Under 10

Staff Member - Voter registration campaign, Tulare, Visalia and Delano, California

Representative Cases

• Successfully defended an insurance firm against a multimillion-dollar liability claim arising out of a trucking accident.
• Defeated multi-million dollar contract and fraud claims by installation contractor against employer, and secured attorney's fee award and cost judgment on behalf of client for over $200,000.00.
• Prevailed before the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on appeal concerning contract interpretation of commercial finance lease.
• Successfully represented an employer against claims of racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, and FEHA.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of landowner contesting municipality's enforcement of zoning law violating vested rights and implemented contrary to law.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of Campbell Hall School arising out of an altercation between students in the school's locker room.

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11400 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1150, Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-478-0077   |   Fax 310-478-0099   |   info@clarkgoldberg.com

118 N. Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301 | 850-222-1425