
Robert C. LeSuer
rclesuer@elderkinlaw.com
Concentration:
- Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Contract Negotiations, and Commercial Litigation
Education:
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Juris Doctor
- Grove City College, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
Admissions and Professional Association:
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- All Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, House of Delegates (2005- 2009)
- Member, Legislative & Governmental Relations Committee (2007-2008) - Erie County Bar Association
- President (2007)
- President-Elect (2006)
- Second Vice President (2005)
- Secretary (1998)
- Member, Board of Directors (1997-2000 and 2005-2008)
- Civil Litigation Section, Leadership Board (2007 - Present) - American Association for Justice
- Master, Northwest Pennsylvania American Inn of Court
- Co-Chair, Erie County Membership Committee (2015-16)
- Member (2002 - Present)
Community Involvement:
- Founding Member, Coalition of Attorneys & Physicians in Erie ("CAPE") (President, 2007, 2012; Board Member, 2007 - Present)
- Judge, Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Mock Trial Competition (District 2) (2012-2020)
- Guest Lecturer, "Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care" (Mercyhurst University, North East) (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Lecturer, "Legal and Ethical Aspects of Parish Nursing" (Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course) (2011, 2012, 2014, 2018)
- Lecturer, St. Vincent Hospital "FOCUS 2014" Seminar: "How to Avoid Malpractice without Practicing Defensive Medicine" (2014)
- Lecturer/Panelist, CAPE Seminar: "Professional Interaction in a High-Tech World: Not So Virtual Liability" (2014)
- Moderator, CAPE Seminar: "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (Legal, Ethical and Practical Aspects of Medical Apologies) (2012)
- Lecturer/Panelist, CAPE Seminar: "Who Will Make Your Healthcare Decisions?" (2009)
- Guest Faculty, Brock Lectures, Shriners Hospital for Children (2007), "How to Avoid Malpractice"
- Moderator/Panelist, CAPE Seminar: "It's a Matter of Life or Death" (2007)
- Member, Shriners Hospital of Erie, Patient Safety Committee (2002-2005)
- Lecturer, Erie County Practicum Program (1988-1990; 2000-2001) "Civil Litigation"
- Lecturer, Erie County Bar Association CLE Seminar (1998) "The New Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence"
- Adjunct Faculty, Gannon University, Graduate School of Health Sciences Administration. Lecturer in Biomedical Law and Ethics (1991-1997)
- Regular Legal Commentator, "Twelve on the Law", WICU-TV, Erie, PA (1995-1996)
- Member, Board of Directors, United Way of Erie County (1994-96)
- Chairman, United Way of Erie County, Volunteer Services Division (1994-95)