Robert E. Bartkus

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Robert E. Bartkus
rbartkus@dbl-law.com  •  973-539-3100

A member of Dillon, Bitar & Luther, Mr. Bartkus is involved in directing the firm’s litigation practice. He focuses on commercial and business counseling, law and litigation.

Areas of Practice
Business Counseling and Litigation; Federal Court Litigation; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Internal Corporate Controls and Investigations.

Bar Admissions and Other Certifications
• 1976, California
• 1977, New Jersey
• 1977, New York
• 1977, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York
• 1981, United States Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Education
• Swarthmore College (B.A., honors, 1968)
• Stanford Law School (J.D., 1976)
  -- Articles Co-Editor, Stanford Law Review (1975-76)
  -- Teaching Assistant, Stanford Law School (1976)

Professional Activities and Memberships
• New Jersey, New York and California State Bar Associations
  -- NJ- Federal Practice and Procedure Section
  -- NY- Commercial and Federal Practice Section
• Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey
• American Bar Association   
  -- Litigation Section
  -- Intellectual Property Section
• District X Fee Arbitration Committee, (Chair, 2002-2003)
• District X Ethics Committee (Member, 1990-1993)
• New Jersey Law Journal 
  -- Editorial Board (Member, 1992 - present)
• The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Vice President (Director, 2000 - present)
• American Arbitation Association (Arbitrator)
• US District Court (Arbitrator and Mediator)

Publications and Presentations
• Editor, New Jersey Federal Civil Practice (N.J. Law Journal Books, 1999 to present)
• Numerous articles and lectures on federal civil practice and procedure, e.g.,
 • E-Discovery: NJ Update, 179 N.J.L.J. 425 (Jan. 31,2005)
 • Drafting International Arbitration Clauses, N.J. Lawyer, The Magazine (February 1999)
 • Innovation Competition: Beyond Telex v. I.B.M., 28 Stanford Law Review