Background
Lehrer, Robert Elliott was born on May 1, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of I. Albert and Leah Ruth (Rutt) Lehrer.
Lehrer, Robert Elliott was born on May 1, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of I. Albert and Leah Ruth (Rutt) Lehrer.
Yale College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1967). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1970).
Worked at Lehrer & Redleaf (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Civil Litigation, Civil Appeals, Civil Rights, Children, Employment Law, Disabilities, Health Law, Constitutional Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Massachusetts. 1972, Vermont and United States.
District Court, District of Vermont.
1973, District of Columbia, Illinois, and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1983, Trial Bar, United States. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Seventh Circuits and United States.
Supreme Court.
Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
Chicago Council of Lawyers. Lehrer & Redleaf was formed in 1996 by two senior managing attorneys at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago ("LAFC"), an 85 lawyer legal services office. Mr. Lehrer was LAFC"s deputy director and litigation director
Mississippi
Redleaf was supervisor of LAFC"s Children"s Law and Policy Project. Both Mr. Lehrer and Mississippi Redleaf have extensive trial and appellate court experience in complex and emergency civil litigation, including class actions and institutional reform cases.
The firm represents private social service agencies as well as individuals on a broad range of issues within its practice areas.
The firm is also lead plaintiff class counsel in numerous civil rights actions against federal, state or local governmental officials or entities.
Board directors Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law, New York City, 1979-1983, Poverty and Race Research Action Council, Washington, 1989-1994. Member American Bar Association, Chicago, Association Trial Lawyers American, American Civil Liberties Union (board directors Illinois division 1979-1995), Chicago Council Lawyers, College of Business Administration.
Married Sheribel F. Rothenberg, June 5, 1975. Children: Eli A., Emily Daughters of the Revolution.