Robert Bartkus

Over 45 years litigating, mediating, and arbitrating domestic and international matters from offices in New York and New Jersey, including all levels of federal and state court systems. Clients have ranged from foreign and state governments, major US and international businesses, small businesses and individuals, to pro bono representation of prisoners and tenants.

Experience

I have represented parties and served as sole and panel arbitrator in scores of international and domestic arbitrations heard in New York, London, Paris, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia and Illinois. Originator, author and co-editor (1999-2022) of leading ALM publications on federal practice in New Jersey and Third Circuit and (2017-2022) co-author of New Jersey Arbitration Handbook published by ALM. Chapter author - Interim Measures in US Arbitration (JAMS 2022)

License(s)

Member of the Bars of: United States Supreme Court, Third Circuit, Second Circuit, District Courts in NJ, NY and CA; California (1976, inactive), NY (1977), and NJ (1977).

Education

BA, Swarthmore College (1968, economics/math, honors); JD, Stanford Law School (1976); Harvard Business School (college junior internship); Columbia University (Summer, Russian)

Publications

Interim Measures in US Arbitration (Juris 2022) NJ Federal Civil Procedure (ALM, annual, 1999-2022) NJ Arbitration Handbook (ALM, annual, 2017-present) (with Hon. William A. Dreier, PJAD) Inovation Competition: Beyond Telex v. IBM, 28 Stan. L. Rev. 285 (1976) Numerous published articles on federal procedure and international and domestic arbitration, including: Drafting International Arbitration Agreements, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine; Third Circuit Clarifies Arbitration Motion Standard, ABA, Section of Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Points; Reference to Non-Existent Forum Nullifies Arbitration Agreement, ABA, Section of Litigation, ADR Practice Points, March 8, 2018.

Awards

Swarthmore Open Scholar, NMS Stanford Law School Irving Hellman, Jr. Award NJLJ, Alfred Clapp Award NJ US District Court Historical Society, Special Award Richard K. Jeydel American Inns of Court Award (2020)

Panels

AAA, ICDR, appeal and complex matters, NASD (now FINRA)

Associations

ABA, NJSBA, NYSBA, Cal BA Master, John C. Lifland Inn of Court (IP) (Executice Committee) Master, Justice Marie Garibaldi Inn of Court (ADR) District of NJ Historical Society (Vice Chair, former) (Board of Trustees) NJ Supreme Court Fee Arbitration Committee (chair Dist X); Ethics Committee NJ Bar Association, Chair Federal Practice Committee, Vice Chair, International Law; Dispute Resolution (Board of Trustees)

Miscellaneous

Officer, US Navy, 1968-1973 Co-Articles Editor, Stanford Law Review Post Graduate Teaching Fellow, Stanford Law School Member, NJLJ Editorial Board Member, Board of Trustees, House of the Good Shepherd (CCRC) (2010-2020); Community of St. John, Baptist Foundation (Board VP)