Robert Dale Klein

Background

Klein, Robert Dale was born on July 29, 1951 in Baltimore. Son of James Robert and Madeline Margaret (Horak) Klein.

Education

Student, University Durham, England, 1971—1972. Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1976.

Career

Worked at Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut Klein & Nash, A Professional Association (Annapolis, MD) specializing in Products Liability Law, Toxic Tort Litigation, Complex Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Maryland. 1977, United States. District Court, District of Maryland.

1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1983, District of Columbia and United States. District Court, District of Columbia.

Author: "Maryland Civil Procedure Forms--Practice," 2 Vols., Butterworth Legal Publishers (2nd edition 1993, supplemented annually). "Old Products -- The Admissibility of State of the Art Evidence in Product Liability Actions," 9 Journal of Products Liability 233, 1986. "Caps in the Hat -- Legislative Lids on Runaway Verdicts," For the Defense, July 1986.

Co-Author: "Caps in the Hat Come Back--Revisiting Legislative Lids on Runaway Verdicts," For the Defense (September 1993). "Comparative Fault in Maryland: The Time Has Come," 41 University of Maryland Law Review 275, 1982. Member, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Member, American Inns of Court, Inn XIII. Member, The Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1976-1994 (Member, Executive Council, 1984-1987. Chairman: Product Liability Committee, 1987-1988. Standing Committee on Long Range Planning, 1986-1987.

Standing Committee on Public Relations, 1984-1986. Member, Special Committee on Tort Reform, 1987. Chairman, Special Committee on Video, 1983.

Member, Standing Committee on Legislation, 1982-1987). Member: Anne Arundel County, Maryland State (Member, Litigation Section. Co-Chair, Products Liability Committee, 1990-1994) and American Bar Associations.

Defense Research Institute (Member, 1980—. Product Liability Committee. Industrywide Litigation Committee.

Exceptional Performance Citation, 1987). Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel (President, 1986-1987. Editor, The Defense Line, 1983.

Chairman: Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1992-1994. Products Liability Committee, 1989-1991. Member, Judicial Selections Committee, 1991-1992).

Products Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (Sustaining Member; Co-Chair, Rules of Civil Procedure Action Group, 1991—). American Foundation for the University of Durham, Inc.

(President, 1992—).

Works

• book

  • Maryland civil procedure forms: With practice commentary

Membership

Lay corporator St. Andrew Bay Roman Catholic Church, since 2006. Paralegal studies advisory board Stevenson University, Villa Julie College, since 1984. Board directors, president American Foundation University Durham, Inc., since 1992.

Member Product Liability Advisory Council, Standing Committee Rules of Practice and Procedure Court Appeals Maryland (chairman 1992-1994, ), Maryland State Bar Association (chairman product liability committee litigaton section 1991-1995), Maryland Defense Counsel (board directors 1984-1991, vice president 1985-1986, president 1986-1987, chairman product liability law committee 1989-1991), Anne Arundel County Bar Association. District of Columbia Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (Exceptional Performance award 1987). Chi Phi (secretary Beta chapter).

Nashville Songwriters Association International, American Society Composers, Authors and Public.

Connections

Married Patricia Kay Purvis, May 6, 1978. Children: Morgan Elizabeth, Patrick Jameson, Evan Robert.