Background
Roth, Robert J. was born on June 15, 1928 in Victoria, Kansas, United States. Son of Joseph P. and Victoria (Kippes) Roth.
Roth, Robert J. was born on June 15, 1928 in Victoria, Kansas, United States. Son of Joseph P. and Victoria (Kippes) Roth.
Fort Hays State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1954). Washburn University of Topeka ( Juris Doctor, 1955).
Worked at Hershberger, Patterson, Jones & Roth, L.C. (Wichita, Kansas) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Business Transactions and Litigation, Corporate, Domestic, Employee Benefits, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Insurance Defense Litigation, Oil and Gas, Probate, Real Estate, Federal and State Taxation, Trusts and Wills.
Admitted to the bar, 1955, Kansas.
1959, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. 1970, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in, Who"s Who in American Law.
Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Kansas, 1955-1956. Assistant Attorney General, State of Kansas, 1956-1958.
United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, 1969-1975. Member, United States.
Attorney General"s Advisory Committee, 1973-1977.
Company-Chairman, Appellate Practice Handbook Writing Committee, 1978. Member: Wichita, Kansas, Federal (President, 1977-1978) and American Bar Associations. American Judicature Society.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Hershberger, Patterson, Jones & Roth was founded in 1936 by A. West. Hershberger, a prominent oil and gas lawyer, and J. B. Patterson, who had a successful insurance defense practice.
The firm grew over the years in both its oil and gas and insurance law practices and expanded into other areas, including probate, workers compensation, business and taxation, real estate, and energy law. The firm practices throughout the state and is actively engaged in litigation in state and federal courts.
Member, United States. Attorney General"s Advisory Committee, 1973-1977. Company-Chairman, Appellate Practice Handbook Writing Committee, 1978.
Member: Wichita, Kansas, Federal (President, 1977-1978) and American Bar Associations.
American Judicature Society. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Married Lucy Dreiling, February 12, 1928. Children: Jeffrey Allyn, Steven James, Jennifer Roth O'Toole.