Mr. Robert D. Whitney

Robert D. Whitney focuses his practice on representing clients in complex business litigation, insurance coverage litigation, business tort claims, personal injury suits, employment disputes, contract disputes, and appellate litigation. Robert has experience representing clients at all stages of complex litigation in state and federal courts throughout California, North Carolina, and across the country, as well as in alternative dispute forums, including mediation and arbitration. He advises and represents insurance carriers in first- and third-party coverage disputes and investigations, multi-million dollar complex coverage litigation, bad-faith litigation, business tort claims, and other commercial disputes. Robert has experience with various insurance products, including commercial general liability, commercial property and vehicle, professional errors and omissions, marine, and life policies. In addition, Robert advises and counsels employers in drafting and revising company policies and employee handbooks and in responding to requests under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other employment laws.

As a law student, Robert spent a summer as an extern for the Honorable Amy D. Hogue in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Following law school, he served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Publications & Presentations

Publications

•“The Purpose, Process, and Protection of a Post-Accident Root Cause Analysis,” DRI For The Defense, July 2019

Recent Insights

South Carolina, Pennsylvania Propose Mandating Coverage While New York and New Jersey Expand Existing and Proposed Policyholder Protections

April 15, 2020

The Purpose, Process, and Protection of a Post-Accident Root Cause Analysis, DRI's For The Defense, July 2019

July 25, 2019

Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Robert D. Whitney

April 29, 2019