Robert Simpson
Robert Simpson (CAS’89) of Unionville, Conn., received the Trailblazer Award, the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association’s highest honor, at the association’s 40th anniversary celebration. The award recognizes individuals who promote personal growth, leadership development, and community service in the legal profession. Robert is a trial attorney and partner with the Hartford office of Shipman & Goodwin, where he heads the product liability and toxic tort practice team. He represents clients in federal and state litigation throughout the United States. He has received many awards for service to both the legal profession and the community, among them Lawyers of Color—High Achievers ( Connecticut Law Tribune), the Community Service Award (Urban League of Greater Hartford), a 40 Under Forty Award ( Hartford Business Journal), a James W. Cooper Fellow ( Connecticut Bar Foundation), a New Leader of the Law ( Connecticut Law Tribune), and the Judge Maxwell Heiman Memorial Award (Hartford County Bar Association and Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court). Robert serves on the executive committee for the National Bar Association’s commercial law section and was the chair of the section, leading its 27th annual Corporate Counsel Conference in Austin, Texas. He also is a division director of the American Bar Association section of litigation.
From the Fall 2017 issue.