Robert C. LeSuer

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)