Prior to returning to the firm, Rob was in-house counsel with Groendyke Transport, Inc. (“GT”) from January 2003 until January 2015, as Vice-President of Human Resources and Employment Law. Rob continues to represent Groendyke as its Employment Counsel. Prior to joining GT, Rob was a Senior Attorney, Labor and Employment, for ConocoPhillips and before then, Phillips Petroleum Company, in Bartlesville for fourteen (14) years. He concentrated his practice in counseling and litigating labor and employment matters before administrative, state, and federal judges throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Before joining the private sector, Rob was a Board Agent and then Acting Resident Officer for the Tulsa Resident Office of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Prior to his NLRB service, Rob was an Investigator with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in both Oklahoma City, OK, and Dallas, TX.

Rob currently serves on the Board of the Bartlesville Area Habitat for Humanity. He has also served on the Board of the Library of the City of Enid and Garfield County as well as the Autry Technology Scholarship Fund and the Autry Technology Executive Council in Enid, OK. Rob was also a Big Brother with the Bartlesville Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization. His “Little Brother” is now well over 6’ tall working in the oil fields around Elk City, KS.

Rob is a Navy combat veteran who served in Vietnam. He has been married for over forty-five (45) years. He and his wife have two (2) sons and six (6) grandchildren. In partnership with his oldest son, his youngest son is currently on his fourth deployment to Afghanistan where he works in the intelligence field training Afghanistan military officers.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning

• Probate

• Business Formation

• Labor & Employment (Management-side)

• Administrative Agency Matters

• Litigation

Education

• University of Tulsa School of Law, Juris Doctor (J.D.)

• University of Oklahoma,Master of Human Relations; BBA

Professional & Community Involvement

• Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce

• Better Business Bureau

• Bartlesville Area Habitat for Humanity

Bar & Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court 1991

• Oklahoma 1989

• Colorado 1989 (Inactive)

• District of Columbia 1990 (Inactive)

• Nebraska 1989 (Inactive)

• Minnesota 1989 (Inactive)

• Oklahoma Bar Association 1989

• Washington County Bar Association 1989

• Garfield County Bar Association 2003

Prior Experience

• Groendyke Transport, Inc., Vice President Human Resources and Employment Law

• Conoco Phillips/Phillips Petroleum Company, Senior Attorney

• National Labor Relations Board, Board Agent, Acting Resident Officer

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Investigator