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Robert B. Remar
Partner
T: 404.420.4631
F: 404.230.0966
Assistant
[email protected]
Susan Mathis
T: 404.954.7526
[email protected]
OVERVIEW
Education
J.D., Boston College, 1974
B.A., University of Massachusetts, 1970
Bar Admissions
Georgia, 1974
Massachusetts, 1975, Inactive
United States Supreme Court, 1981
United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit, 1978
United States Court of Appeals for the
Eleventh Circuit, 1981
United States Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit, 1995
United States District Court Northern
District of Georgia, 1979
United States District Court Middle
District of Georgia, 1982
United States District Court Southern
District of Georgia, 1974
United States District Court Northern
District of New York, 1992
Practices
Class Actions
Complex Business Litigation
Contract Disputes
Business Torts and RICO
Civil Rights and Constitutional Law
Robert B. Remar is a partner with Rogers & Hardin LLP. In his more than 42 years of practice
he has handled numerous complex, high profile litigation matters. He has tried scores of cases
to juries in both state and federal courts. His practice focuses on complex commercial and
business disputes, employment, administrative law, health care, class actions and civil
rights/constitutional law. He also acts as an arbitrator and mediator. He is a Fellow of the
American College of Trial Lawyers. He was selected by Best Lawyers in America as the 2015
Atlanta Lawyer of the Year in Administrative/Regulatory law. In 2014 he was selected as
Atlanta Lawyer of the Year in First Amendment law. For 12 years he was an Adjunct Professor
teaching litigation at Georgia State University College of Law and for 13 years his practice
included serving as the Hearing Officer for the Georgia Public Service Commission. He has
been on the National Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union for 30 years and
currently serves as Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
– Mr. Remar and a team of Rogers & Hardin attorneys represent SouthStar Energy Services,
Georgia’s largest natural gas marketer with operations in ten states, in all aspects of its
business, including litigation, contract and regulatory matters
– Has represented one of the country’s largest insurers in numerous complex matters,
including commercial disputes and coverage issues
– Part of the Rogers & Hardin defense team representing one of the country’s largest
manufacturers of building products in product liability claims. Won motions to dismiss statewide class actions in Florida and North Carolina.
– Lead a Rogers & Hardin team in filing amicus briefs in the Supreme Court and the Eleventh
Circuit in the Georgia-Florida "water wars" cases.
– Part of the Rogers & Hardin team defending nationwide class actions involving credit card
processing fees.
– Successfully represented the majority owners in a three week trial regarding ownership of the
Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and the rights to the Philips Arena
– Defended a former director in a multi-party Delaware Chancery Court derivative action
seeking over $120 million for alleged breach of fiduciary duty
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Employment Discrimination Litigation
– Represents health care professionals in licensing board complaints
Energy Law
– Defended county and county officials in highly contentious and publicized federal court jury
trials involving civil rights and employment claims
Insurance-Related Litigation
Protection of Trade Secrets and
Proprietary Information
Legal Malpractice Defense
Mental Health Professionals
Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and
Proprietary Information
– Successfully defended a county Board of Elections in a challenge to the election of the
County Commission Chair and successfully defended another county Board of Elections in
the District Court and Court of Appeals in a redistricting challenge
– Along with a team of Rogers & Hardin attorneys successfully represented then Georgia
Attorney General Thurbert Baker in a suit brought by the Governor seeking to compel the
Attorney General to dismiss an appeal pending in the United States Supreme Court
Intellectual Property
– Successfully represented in-town Atlanta neighborhoods in the contentious Presidential
Parkway litigation
Professional Liability and Disciplinary
Proceedings
– Co-counsel in the successful defense of “yield spread premium” class actions against Bank of
America and Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation
Administrative Law
Health Care Litigation
Appellate
– Co-lead counsel to the plaintiff class in the ground-breaking “prime rate” case Kleiner v. First
National Bank of Atlanta
– Represented the plaintiff class in a four-week §1983 “anti-slapp” jury trial, one of the first in
the country to be tried
– Represented a nationwide class of women and children recipients of federal supplemental
food benefits and three members of Congress challenging the Reagan administration’s
“impoundment” of federal funds. The D.C. District Court issued an injunction directing
release of the funds
– Represented the plaintiff class in a constitutional challenge to Georgia’s civil commitment
procedures for persons found not guilty by reason of insanity
– Represented the plaintiff class in a constitutional challenge to the fee system for the
compensation of small claims court judges
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
– Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, State Committee)
– Member, American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel
– Member, Atlanta International Arbitration Society
– Hearing Officer (Administrative Law Judge), Georgia Public Service Commission 1984-1997
– Adjunct Professor (Litigation), Georgia State University College of Law 1984-1996
– Member, Bar Council, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia 1996-1999
– Board of Directors, Federal Defender Program, U.S. District Court, Northern District of
Georgia 2002-2007 (Chair 2006-2007)
– Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia 1987-1997, 2003-2005
– Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary, National Board of Directors, American Civil
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Liberties Union (Board Member since 1986)
– President, American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia 1985-1987
– Board of Experts (in civil rights), Lawyers Weekly, Lawyers Weekly Publications (Boston,
Mass.) 1985-1993
– Board of Directors (Former Chair), Georgia Appellate Practice and Educational Resource
Center, Inc. 1987– President, Georgia Consumer Center, Inc. 1988-1991
– Board of Directors and President, Georgia Center For Law In The Public Interest 1992-1995
– Georgia Consumer Advisory Board (By Appointment of the Governor) 1982-1983
– Georgia Energy Regulatory Reform Commission (By Appointment of the Governor)
1980-1982
– Chair, Access to Civil Justice Committee, American Bar Association Individual Rights and
Responsibilities Section 1983-1997
– State Bar of Georgia Special Committee on Post-Conviction Proceedings 1985- 2014 (Chair
1991- 2014)
– State Bar of Georgia Indigent Defense Committee 1999– Chair, Individual Rights Section, State Bar of Georgia 1981-1983
– Co-Chair, Consumer Rights and Remedies Committee, State Bar of Georgia 1979-1983
– State Bar of Georgia Special State Tort Claims Act Committee 1991-1992
– Board of Trustees, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia 1981-1982
– Member, State Bar of Georgia Advisory Committee On Legislation 1995-1996
– Member, City of Atlanta Board of Ethics 2002-2005
– Board of Advisors, American Constitution Society, Atlanta Chapter
– Master of the Bench, Lamar Inn of Court, American Inns of Court
– American Bar Association
– Atlanta Bar Association
– Federal Bar Association
– Lawyers Club of Atlanta
SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS
– Chair and Presenter, “Ethics For In-House Counsel,” Georgia Chapter, Association of
Corporate Counsel (2014)
– Panelist, “Practicing Psychiatry: A Moral Adventure,” Georgia Psychiatric Physicians
Association 2014 Winter Meeting
– "Pretrial and Trial Conduct Dilemmas", Lamar Inn of Court (2014)
– Issues of Special Importance To Mental Health Professionals, Fundamentals of Health Care
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Law, Institute of Continuing Legal Education In Georgia (2008- 2017)
– “Courts and Secrecy”, Lamar Inn of Court (2011)
– Co-Author, Law and Mental Health Professionals: Georgia (APA Press 1996)
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
– Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, State Committee)
– Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary, American Civil Liberties Union
– The Best Lawyers In America®: 2015 Atlanta Lawyer of the Year – Administrative/
Regulatory Law, 2014 Atlanta Lawyer of the Year - First Amendment Law. Also recognized
in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor & Employment,
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
– Legal Leader Chambers USA: Litigation: General Commercial
– Georgia Super Lawyers 2017: General Litigation, Business Litigation, and Administrative
Law
– Benchmark Litigation: listed as Local Litigation Star in Georgia
– Who’s Who In America
– Who’s Who In American Law
– Georgia Best Lawyers 2016: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Bet –The-Company Litigation,
First Amendment Law, Labor and Employment
NEWS
– Rogers & Hardin Assists in the Settlement of ACLU Lawsuit Alleging Improper Jailing for
Inability to Pay Traffic Fines
– Rogers & Hardin Produces Ethics CLE For ACC Georgia Chapter
PUBLICATIONS
– Issues of Special Importance to Mental Health Professionals
RECOGNITIONS
– Rogers & Hardin Recognized in 2017 Chambers USA Guide
– 12 Rogers & Hardin Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
– Rogers & Hardin Recognized as Corporate America 2016 Legal Elite
– The Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 20 Rogers & Hardin Attorneys
– Rogers & Hardin Recognized in 2016 Chambers USA Guide
– 14 Rogers & Hardin Partners Recognized by Super Lawyers
– U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" Awards Rogers & Hardin with Tier 1 Ranking
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in 19 Practice Areas
– Rogers & Hardin Receives Benchmark Litigation's Highest Ranking In 2016
– The Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 20 Rogers & Hardin Attorneys
– Rogers & Hardin Practices and Partners Recognized in 2015 Chambers USA Guide
– 16 Rogers & Hardin Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
– Rogers & Hardin Receives Benchmark Litigation's Highest Rating In 2015
– Robert B. Remar Named "2015 Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers
Rogers & Hardin LLP | 2700 International Tower | 229 Peachtree Street NE | Atlanta, GA 30303 | 404.522.4700 Phone | 404.525.2224 Fax | rh-law.com