Robert L. Reifenberg
Shareholder
Location: Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.606.7841
Email: rreifenberg@clausen.com
Robert L. Reifenberg
Shareholder
Location: Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.606.7841
Email: rreifenberg@clausen.com
A director of the firm, Bob is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in the defense of medical professionals. Since joining the firm over 30 years ago, Bob has represented physicians, practice groups and hospitals at trial and alternative dispute resolution forums. He has successfully defended doctors in nearly every medical specialty and has obtained favorable verdicts on behalf of internists, cardiologists, gynecologists, obstetricians, general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, spine surgeons, immunologists, pediatricians and family physicians, among others. As the firm liaison with a major medical insurer, Bob understands the challenges facing medical professionals in our litigious time. Lawsuits charging professional negligence are deeply personal affairs and can make even the most hardened medical practitioner question the legal system or even his/her own medical judgment. Bob recognizes the key to success in this arena is an aggressive defense coupled with sensitivity to his clients’ needs. Of course, there is no substitute for a deep understanding of the medicine as well as the flow of medical and administrative events in a practice group or hospital setting.
Bob’s practice, however, has not been limited to medical negligence defense. Over the years, he has been involved with numerous high profile cases that have attracted regional and national media attention. He has acted as lead counsel in commercial disputes requiring the supervision and coordination of teams of lawyers. Bob was lead defense counsel in major pharmaceutical litigation involving alleged contamination of drugs distributed worldwide. He represented the insurer at binding arbitration in coverage claims arising out of the closing of Historic Route 66 in Illinois. He also served as lead counsel in substantial securities fraud litigation and other disputes arising under the Uniform Commercial Code. Bob has acted as counsel to major insurers in declaratory judgment actions, bad faith litigation and equitable subrogation claims, some resulting in ground-breaking appellate court decisions.
Bob is a member of the Illinois Bar, the Trial Bar for the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, as well as a member of various other Federal District bars. He has an AV® rating with Martindale-Hubbell indicating the highest ranking in legal ability and ethical standards as determined by his peers in the legal community, and has been selected a “Leading Lawyer” in the Illinois Leading Lawyer Network.
Bob graduated first in his class from Northern Illinois University School of Law where he also served as an editor of the law review and received the Dean’s Scholarship award. Following law school, he served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Philip G. Reinhard of the Illinois Appellate Court.
Bob and his wife, Janie, are proud parents of triplets, Matt, Jenny and Meggie, recent college graduates who are seeking to blaze their own trail.
Colletti v. Janopoulos,
169 Ill. App. 3d 1068, 523 N.E.2d 1222 (1st Dist. 1988)
Ponziano v. K.R. Kleiner and Co.,
216 Ill. App.3d 22, 576 N.E.2d 158 (1st Dist. 1991)
Block v. Pepper Const. Co.,
269 Ill. App. 3d 745, 645 N.E.2d 207 (1st Dist. 1993)
Hansen v. Demarakis,
259 Ill. App. 3d 166, 630 N.E.2d 1202 (1st Dist. 1994)
American States Ins. Co. v. Natl. Cycle,
260 Ill. App.3d 299, 631 N.E.2d 1292 (1st Dist. 1994)
CHRPP v. ISMIE,
325 Ill. App. 3d 970, 758 N.E.2d 353 (1st Dist. 2001)
Domin v. Shelby Ins. Co.,
326 Ill. App. 3d 688; 761 N.E. 2d 746 (1st Dist. 2001)
CHRPP v. ISMIE II,
397 Ill. App. 3d 512, 925 N.E. 2d 1216 (1st Dist. 2010)
Chicago
Illinois 60603
10 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick
New York
New York 10005
28 Liberty Street 39th Floor
New York, New York 10005
T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Mission Viejo
California 92691
27285 Las Ramblas
Suite 200
Mission Viejo, California 92691
T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman
Florham Park
New Jersey 07932
100 Campus Drive
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Michigan City
Indiana 46360
200 Commerce Square
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney
Milwaukee
Wisconsin 53202
250 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
T: 414.279.5525 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: James M. Weck
Stamford
Connecticut 06902
68 Southfield Avenue
2 Stamford Landing Suite 100
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen
Tampa
Florida 33609
4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center
Suite 600
Tampa, Florida 33609
T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt
San Francisco
California 94111
100 Pine Street
Suite 1250
San Francisco, California 94111
T: 415.287.2744 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman
Houston
Texas 77019
2929 Allen Parkway
American General Center, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77019
T: 346.229.4612 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri
Dallas
Texas 75201
325 N. Saint Paul Street
Suite 3100
Dallas, Texas 75201
T: 469.942.8635 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri
Boca Raton
Florida 33434
7777 Glades Road
Suite 405
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt