Background
Kay, Robert J. was born on August 24, 1933 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Kay, Robert J. was born on August 24, 1933 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
University of Wisconsin (Bachelor of Science, 1955. Bachelor of Laws, 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Contributing Writer, Wisconsin Professional Engineer.
Worked at Kay & Andersen, South Carolina (U.S.) (Madison, Wisconsin) specializing in Litigation in the Fields of Business, Design and Construction, Environment, State and Federal Administrative Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Wisconsin and United States. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin.
1966, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. 1974, United States. Supreme Court. 1983, United States. District Court, District of Nebraska.
1984, United States.
District Court, Western District of Kentucky and United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1992, Minnesota.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Contributing Writer, Wisconsin Professional Engineer, 1988-1996. Western Builder, 1992.
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 1992-1994. Lecturer: Legal Seminars of Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987.
"Construction Litigation from the Owner"s Viewpoint," University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Business, 1988-1989.
"The Objectives of the Engineering Expert Witness," University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, 1988. "Litigation and the Construction Project," University of Wisconsin-Madison, The School of Business, 1990. "Managing Construction Projects," University of Wisconsin-Madison, The School of Business, 1990-1996.
"Arbitration," Associated General Contractors, Wisconsin Chapter, 1995.
"Product-Safety and Product-Liability Prevention--The Role of Design," University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering, 1990. "Negotiating Engineering Consulting Contracts," University of Wisconsin-Madison, The School of Business, Management Institute, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 1990, 1993, 1995 and 1996.
"Negotiating Skills for Construction Engineers," University of Wisconsin-Madison, The School of Business, Management Institute, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 1990-1991. "Legal Concerns When Drafting Specifications," 37th Annual Computer Society of India Convention and Exhibit.
Keynote Speaker, Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers, 1988, 1994.
Assistant Attorney General, State of Wisconsin, 1958-1959. Assistant United States. Attorney, Western District of Wisconsin, 1959-1961.
Special Assistant United States.
Attorney, Western District of Wisconsin, 1961-1962. Appointed by Director of State Courts to serve as Legal Counsel for First District Court of Appeals, 1988, 1989.
Member, District 9 Professional Responsibility Committee, 1975-1988, Chairman, 1983-1988. Member, 1988-1994 and Chairman, 1991-1994, Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
Member, Advisory Committee to the Wisconsin Legislative Council on the Construction Lien Law, 1966-1967.
Arbitrator of Construction Cases, American Arbitration Association. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. American Bar Association (Member: Construction Industry Section.
Litigation Section).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
Member, District 9 Professional Responsibility Committee, 1975-1988, Chairman, 1983-1988. Member, 1988-1994 and Chairman, 1991-1994, Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility Supreme Court of Wisconsin. Member, Advisory Committee to the Wisconsin Legislative Council on the Construction Lien Law, 1966-1967.
Arbitrator of Construction Cases, American Arbitration Association.
Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. American Bar Association (Member: Construction Industry Section.
Litigation Section). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
The Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.