Born New Haven, Connecticut, 1949. Admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; 1993, Massachusetts. Also: 1977, Florida Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1978, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; 1981, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Preparatory education: Franklin Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. (B.A. 1971); legal education: Ohio Northern University (J.D. 1976), Manuscript Editor, Ohio Northern University Law Review. Clerk, Third District Court of Appeal (1976). Member Dade County Bar Association; Florida Bar Association; American Bar Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Association; and American Board of Trial Advocates. Wrote papers for Defense Research Institute for Orlando presentation in 1979; Toronto, Canada in 1980 and Iowa in 1981; (these papers appeared in course books on "Bad Faith - - Defense Tactics and Trial Techniques.") Has handled all types of litigation for insurance companies and has done extensive appellate work in the District Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court of Florida, the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Principally involved in the defense of professional liability cases (including legal, accounting and medical malpractice), product liability cases, surety, fidelity and dishonesty bond cases; and complex insurance coverage litigation. Considerable experience in multi-district product liability, CERCLA and coverage litigation, including defense of asbestos litigation at trial court level and coordination of multi-district defense teams for environmental and coverage litigation, and federally-based causes of action involving RICO and 1983 actions. Extensive experience in class action litigation involving both product liability and insurance coverage, underwriting, rate and premium matters. Has handled numerous appeals as amicus curiae before the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of major Florida medical malpractice carriers, the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Hospital Association, the American Medical Association and the Florida Defense Bar Association. Has lectured extensively for the Florida Bar on matters involving legal malpractice and trial practice, including presentation of one week seminar on trial techniques. Author of several chapters of Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education textbook on the trial of a legal malpractice action.

Rob Klein was instrumental in strengthening Florida law as it pertains to the assignment of legal malpractice claims through his representation in /The Law Offices of David J. Stern v. Security National Servicing Corp./, 969 So.2d 962 (Fla. 2007). Watch Rob Klein's oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court by clicking here.

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