About Robert
Robert Lombardo brings an uncommon combination of technical training and legal education to his practice. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tulane University in 1978 and a law degree from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 1992. Those two degrees form how he approaches issues within the courtroom and at the drafting desk.
Lombardo’s early years in engineering gave him a realistic draw close of complicated structures. He moved into law after finishing his JD, applying that analytical background to legal work that often touches on technical or regulatory problems. Colleagues describe him as methodical in preparing cases and precise when dealing with proof and testimony that require technical literacy.
Over the course of his profession, Lombardo has earned admission to practice in multiple boards. He is admitted to the U.S. highest court and to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Rhode Island. He is also admitted in the Fourth Circuit. Those credentials permit him to manage things at state and federal levels, which includes appeals that require work earlier than appellate benches.
Lombardo’s strategy mixes careful legal evaluation with an engineer’s attention to detail. He is relaxed parsing technical reviews, interrogating expert testimony, and drilling into factual history to find decisive factors. That aggregate has knowledgeable how he prepares appellate briefs and litigates in trial courts. He has a tendency to focus on clarity and shape in written work, aiming to make dense topic available to judges and juries alike.
Outside the courtroom he has maintained a steady practice that spans numerous jurisdictions. He has handled things that require coordination across state lines and among trial and appellate courts. His admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court and regional appellate courts imply he can continue cases thru more than one levels when necessary.
Now practicing within the jurisdictions where he is licensed, Lombardo concentrates on appellate work and civil legal proceedings that intersect technical or regulatory issues, drawing on his engineering background to inform case strategy.
