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Robert S. Grigsby (1926-2004)

Director
 

With more than 40 years of experience, Mr. Grigsby was a trial lawyer actively engaged in civil litigation and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Grigsby was a prolific speaker on the topics of evidence, trial tactics, product liability, medical malpractice and in programs sponsored by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Grigsby had been extensively quoted in professional journals, newspapers and magazine articles, both nationally and regionally. He was a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 1978-1979.

Bob’s areas of focus included:

  • Defense of manufacturers in product liability cases
  • Defense of physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice cases
  • Admiralty
  • Defamation
  • Contracts
  • Commercial
  • Employment 

Bar Admissions

  • Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1955

Education

  • L.L.B., Duquesne University School of Law, 1955
  • B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1950

Noteworthy

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1989-2004

Memberships

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Federation of Insurance and Corporate Council
  • Trial Attorneys of America
  • Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
  • Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Past Member)
  • Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • Board of Directors of the Association for Retarded Citizens, Allegheny County
  • Board of Trustees of Waynesburg College

Professional Activities

  • Adjunct Professor, Trial Tactics, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Publications

  • Co-author, Spoilation of Evidence: Avoiding Litigation Disasters, Cohen & Grigsby Review (Spring 1998)
  • Author, Product Liability Takes a New Turn, Small Business News (April 1996)
  • Quoted, The Dilemma of Subacute Care, Physician's News Digest (Jan. 1996)
  • Quoted, Supreme Court Limits Peer Review Immunity, Pittsburgh Hospital News (May 1995)
  • Quoted, Senator Hatch Marching to his Own Drummer, USA Today (March 17, 1995)
  • Author, Professionalism–A Different Approach, Pittsburgh Legal Journal (February 1995)
  • Author, Healthcare Reform Should Include Tort Reform, Pittsburgh Hospital News (March 1994)