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Practicing civil litigation representing plaintiffs and defendants in legal areas including, personal injuries, insurance litigation, products liability, railroads, trucking, medical and legal malpractice, commercial disputes, contract claims, mediations and arbitrations

Robert J. Konopa was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1967 following his graduation from Notre Dame Law School and has since practiced in both state and federal courts, trying cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. Bob is also a certified mediator.

Bob Konopa's extensive trial experience, combined with mediation skills acquired from formal training, experience, and a negotiator's instincts, are particularly useful in complex cases, whether they involve personal injury or commercial subject matter.

Bob was inducted as a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers in 1990. He was an Associate Lecturer at Indiana University, South Bend from 1965-1977. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, Inc. and Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-98, Diplomate Award 2000), American Association for Justice, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. In 2008 Bob was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 25th anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation. He is one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for twenty years or longer.

Bob has also achieved an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating granted for competency and ethics in law, a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

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