Background
Johnston, Robert I. was born on October 11, 1947 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Robert I. Johnston
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Allegheny College (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Duquesne University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Career
Worked at Belden, Belden, Persin & Johnston (Greensburg, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil Practice, all Courts. Litigation. Insurance Law, Corporation, Legal Malpractice Defense, Probate, Real Estate, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury and Property Damage Law. Criminal Trials.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Pennsylvania.
First Assistant District Attorney, Westmoreland County, 1980-1985.
Member: Westmoreland (Company-Chairman, Criminal Law Committee) and Pennsylvania (Member, Professional Liability Committee) Bar Associations. Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1995).
Westmoreland American Inn of Court (President, 1995). The firm traces its roots back to 1933 when H. Reginald Belden founded Stewart & Belden.
The firm has changed over the years from an exclusively insurance defense firm to now doing over 75% non-insurance related work.
The firm has considerable expertise in a number of areas such as civil litigation, plaintiff and defense, workers compensation, defense and claimant, criminal defense and civil rights defense work. The firm is also on the panel of Coregis approved defense firms representing legal malpractice. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under General Practice, Workers Compensation and Criminal Trial.
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Member: Westmoreland (Company-Chairman, Criminal Law Committee) and Pennsylvania (Member, Professional Liability Committee) Bar Associations. Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1995). Westmoreland American Inn of Court (President, 1995).
