Attorney
Robert P. Bartlett, Jr. (Retired)
Bob’s areas of practice are First Amendment, defamation, privacy, access to news, Freedom of Information Act, and commercial business litigation. Bob has successfully guided our media, business and insurance clients through difficult situations for many years.
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Robert P. Bartlett, Jr. (Retired)
Attorney
(937) 227-3707
110 N. Main St., Suite 1600
Dayton, OH 45402
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Media and Communications Law
Newspaper and Television Representation
Social Media
Public Records
First Amendment
Libel and Slander Defense
Open-courts
Right of Privacy
Advertising Law
Environmental Issues
Breach of Contract
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Ohio
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Attorney for Dayton Daily News in 1998 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Regularly elected to Ohio SuperLawyers
Award of Appreciation from all Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio for Distinguished Service to the Court as a Member of the Attorney Examination and Admission Committee
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists’ Defense of First Amendment Award representing WHIO-TV-7
LexisNexis Preeminent Peer Review Rating 1968–2015
Ohio State Bar Association Foundation, Community Service Award
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (being less than 1% of all lawyers in any state)
Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation
Life-Member Delegate, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference
American Bar Association
Forum on Communications Law member
Business Litigation, Product Liability and Reinsurance Committees
Trial, Tort & Insurance Practice Section
Media Law Resource Center
Federal Bar Examiner for the United States District for the Southern District of Ohio, 1978–2013
International Association of Defense Counsel
National Freedom of Information Coalition
The Ohio State Bar Association
Media Law Committee (Chair 2007–2008)
Local Government Affairs Committee
Dayton Bar Association
Eikenbary Trust Advisory Committee
Defense Research Institute
Bench Bar Media Forum
Ohio Trial Lawyers Association
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honorary
The Hundred Club of Dayton
Adjunct Professor, University of Dayton Law School
Mentor, Ohio Supreme Court Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program
Estabrook, Finn & McKee, Senior Partner, 1964–1984
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, 1984–1987, Senior Partner and Managing Partner of Dayton Office, Member of Executive Committee and Compensation Committee
Coolidge Wall Womsley & Lombard, 1987–2004, Senior Partner, Member of Firm’s Executive Committee and Compensation Committee
Denison University, B.A., 1960
Political Science and Economics
Member Student Senate
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Denison Lacrosse
University of Virginia Law School, 1961
The Ohio State University Law School, J.D., 1964
Frequent Lecturer and Panelist for Seminars Conducted by the Ohio Bar Association Media Law Committee and Local Government Affairs Committee, as well as other organizations.
Board of Directors, Dayton Chapter, American Red Cross
Board of Directors of Kids Voting U.S.A.
Board of Directors of Alliance for Education
Dayton Bicycle Club
Dayton Lawyers Club
Board of Trustee First Baptist Church, Dayton, Ohio
Moraine Country Club