Robert B. Baker, Esquire
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EDUCATION:
Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA: Juris Doctor 1989
National Appellate Advisory Team, 1985
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY: Bachelor of Arts 1986
DISTINCTIONS:
Former Prosecutor
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, State of Florida, eff. 2002
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Featured in “Best of Boca” 2005, 2006
Editorial Board Committee, Rhode Island Bar Journal, 1990-1991
Rhode Island State Liaison Council For Multi-District Breast Implant Litigation, 1993-1994
Speaker – “Civil Liability After Criminal Acts”, Florida Atlantic University, 2003-2004
Speaker – ATLA Annual Convention, “Personal Watercraft Litigation – Discovery Strategies and Trial Preparation” Seattle, WA, July 2006
LEGAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (1989)
Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers (1995)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1989-1991
Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, New York
1991-1993
Associate, Decof & Grimm, Providence, Rhode Island
1993-present
Founding member and managing partner, Baker & Zimmerman, P.A., Florida Trial Attorneys with practice limited to plaintiff products liability and serious personal injury claims
BAR MEMBERSHIP:
New York State (1990)
Rhode Island (1991)
Massachusetts (1992)
Florida (1993)
United States Claims Court (1992)
United States District Court of Rhode Island (1993)
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (2003)
PUBLISHED OPINIONS:
Lamz v. Geico General Ins. Co., 803 S.2d 593 (Fla. 2001)
