• Tomczyk v. Jocks & Jills Restaurants, LLC, et al., Appeal No. 07-11001, 2008 WL 656073 (11th Cir. March 12, 2008)
  Obtained reversal on appeal of a total jury verdict in excess $2 million in a case involving claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent retention brought against a sports bar and its principal owner.
  
  
• Combs v. Atlanta Auto Auction, Inc., 287 Ga.App. 9 (2007), cert. denied (Feb 11, 2008)
  Obtained reversal on plain error review in an appeal of a summary judgment order entered against the client on her claims against one of several defendants arising out of a fatal train-auto accident.
  
  
• Israel v. Emory University, Case No. A07D0141 (Ga.App. Jan 29, 2007)
  Discretionary application to proceed with appeal denied, to the favor of the client, in a lawsuit relating to a disciplinary proceeding involving a student.
  
  
• United States v. Nguyen, 1:04-CR-232 (BBM), (N.D. GA. Feb. 7, 2007)
  Drafted winning new trial motion in a criminal money laundering matter based on Government's violation of the obligation to turn over exculpatory information under Brady v. Maryland.
  
  
• United States v. Sloan, 97 F.3d 1378 (11th Cir. 1996)
  Lead counsel, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, on brief and at oral argument, in consolidated appeals in which the primary issue was the distinction between crack and powder cocaine for purposes of determining the application of mandatory minimum sentences under Title 21 of the United States Code. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions at issue, thereby overruling other adverse trial court rulings.
  
  
• United States v. Tokars, 95 F.3d 1520 (11th Cir. 1996)
  Participated, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, in pre-trial motions practice and in post-trial appeal in which a former Atlanta attorney was convicted on RICO and murder-for-hire charges in connection with the arranged murder of his wife.
  
  
• United States v. McLellan, 1:91-cr-00326-JOF
  Led the Government's ultimately successful defense of the United States Sentencing Guidelines against an "as applied" separation of powers challenge, which ended with a writ of mandamus being issued by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in In re United States, 60 F.3d 729 (1995) (handled by other Department of Justice attorneys). In connection with this work, Bob received Letters of Commendation from Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, and Richard Conaboy, Chair, United States Sentencing Commission.

Reported Cases

• Carmell v. Texas, 529 U.S. 513 (2000) (amicus curiae); U.S. v. Hurwitz, 459 F.3d 463 (4th Cir. 2006) (amicus curiae); Credit Chequers Information Services, Inc. v. CBA, Inc., 205 F.3d 1322 (2d Cir. 2000); U.S. v. Gormley, 176 F.3d 476 (Table) (4th Cir. 1999); U.S. v. Dekle, 165 F.3d 826 (11th Cir. 1999); U.S. v. Sloan, 97 F.3d 1378 (11th Cir. 1996); U.S. v. Tokars, 95 F.3d 1520 (11th Cir. 1996); U.S. v. Adams, 91 F.3d 114 (11th Cir. 1996); U.S. v. Jackson, 57 F.3d 1012 (11th Cir. 1995); U.S. v. Lipsey, 40 F.3d 1200 (11th Cir. 1994); U.S. v. Donaldson, 986 F.2d 1390 (11th Cir. 1993); Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, Inc., 97 F.Supp.2d 1363 (N.D.Ga. 2000); U.S. v. Holland, 919 F.Supp. 431 (N.D.Ga. 1996); Combs v. Atlanta Auto Auction, Inc., 287 Ga.App. 9 (2007), cert. denied (Feb 11, 2008)