Robert graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago in 1986. Before forming Gilchrest Law Group, Robert practiced at the international law firms of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker and Jones Day Reavis & Pogue. Robert has over 30 years of experience litigating in federal and state court in California and various other jurisdictions. He has litigated a wide range of business disputes through trial and appeal, including disputes involving real estate (from commercial landlord-tenant disputes to construction, foreclosures, quiet title and CEQA and RICRA actions), debtor-creditor rights, copyright and trademark infringement, professional liability, entertainment law, corporate governance, partnership and limited liability dissolutions and employment law.Robert has devoted significant time to non-profit activities. In 1997, the Legal Aid Society of Los Angeles awarded Robert The Maynard Toll Pro Bono Associate Award for his work representing underprivileged members of the Los Angeles community. More recently, Robert served on the Board of Directors of the California Bar Foundation. For more information about Robert and his practice, please Google www.gilchrestlawgroup.com.