Community Involvement

Spare Key - Rob is the President of the Board of Directors for Spare Key, a non-profit organization that provides housing assistance for families with critically ill or injured children. Rob guided Spare Key as it made over 200 mortgage payments in 2012.

Learn more about Spare Key at www.sparekey.org or through the following public service announcements:

Mounds View Basketball Association

• Board member and coach of in-house and travelling teams (2006-present)

Selected Speeches

Rob speaks regularly for bar groups and professional associations. As the chair of a political action committee and president of a charity, he is called upon to present formal speeches as well as make impromptu remarks on a regular basis.

• His recent CLE presentations include the following:
• Minnesota No-Fault Update. Minnesota Association for Justice, 2010 Annual Convention, August 15, 2009.
• Presentation of a Case. Minnesota Association for Justice, November 13, 2009.
• How to Handle Liquor Liability Claims. Hennepin County Bar Association, March 31, 2010.
• Overcoming Complex Challenges in UMIUIM Law. National Business Institute, June 11,2010.
• Minnesota No-Fault Update. Minnesota Association for Justice, 2010 Annual Convention, August 14, 2010.
• American Family: Deny and Delay. What Can Be Done? Minnesota Association for Justice, November 12,2010.
• Is Starting Your Own Practice Right for You? University of Minnesota Law School, April 16, 2011.
• Medicare From Start to Finish: Strategies for Dealing with the 800 Pound Gorilla in the Room. November 29,2011.
• Panel Discussion on Civility in the Legal Profession. Minnesota Association for Justice, Mid-Winter Meeting, February 18, 2012.