For almost 20 years, Rob has been defending hospitals and physicians in Michigan against allegations of medical malpractice. He has successfully obtained defense jury verdicts in cases arising out of the fields of psychiatry, general surgery, obstetrics, ophthalmology, emergency medicine, orthopedic surgery, and x-ray technology. He often provides in-house seminars to health care providers and facilities around the state, including to the residents in the Family Practice Residency Program at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

Rob is also a certified collaborative divorce law attorney.  He marries his trial experience with compassionate counseling to help his clients through the often difficult issues surrounding divorce, separation, custody, child support, spousal support, protection orders, parenting time, and grandparents' rights.

Rob and his wife, Laura, have two daughters and live in Traverse City. In his spare time, he enjoys running - a hobby he took up in his mid-40's - and has successfully completed several marathons.

Education

• University of Michigan (B.A., 1980)
• Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983)

Admitted to Practice

• State Bar of Michigan, 1983
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, 1983
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1983

Client Successes for Robert W. Tubbs

• 4/1/2007
  Mark Bickel and Rob Tubbs received a no-cause verdict in a premises liability case that was in trial for three and a half weeks in Saginaw County. The plaintiff claimed she fell down the stairs at our client’s location, a retail business – and that, as a result of the fall, suffered a traumatic brain injury, miscarriage, post-traumatic epilepsy, hearing loss, tinnitus, depression, anxiety, insomnia, memory loss, and blurred vision. The Court appointed case evaluation panel evaluated the case at $425,000 before trial.

External Publications

• "Great Lakes Water Division: Federal Authority Over Great Lakes Water," 1983 Detroit College of Law Review 919 (1983).

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News for Robert W. Tubbs

5/20/2008
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Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence Law, Family Law)
• Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association

Community Affilitions

• Member, Board of Directors, Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan
• Member, East Bay Township Planning Commission