Robert A. Eckenrode

Retired

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Biography

Bob Eckenrode concentrates his practice in the fields of civil litigation and primarily represents employers in workers’ compensation matters and individuals and corporations in civil defense litigation. He has extensive experience in the field of workers’ compensation and represents a variety of employers and insurance companies. He also has conducted seminars on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation for Penn State University Continuing Education Department, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Chambers of Commerce and various vocation/rehabilitation companies. In the area of civil defense litigation, he has handled trials at the state and federal court levels as well as appellate cases before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Superior and Supreme Courts. Bob is a volunteer to a number of non-profit organizations donating his time, resources, and legal advice. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, and the Lycoming Law Association. A graduate of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1977), Bob received his law degree from Dickinson School of Law in 1980. He is admitted to local, state, and appellate courts, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District and Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He and his wife, Linda, are the parents of two sons, and one grandson.

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