Robert S. Lewis

Robert almost exclusively represents children who have sustained hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries, and other children with severe brain injuries who have tragically suffered as a result of obstetrical or neonatal malpractice.

Robert is licensed to practice in Maryland and Oregon, and has been instrumental in obtaining settlements or verdicts in excess of $75,000,000 on behalf of his clients in ten states and districts across the country.

Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Robert graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Maryland. He worked in Washington, D.C. for five years in the area of corporate finance, and then moved to Guangdong Province, China to teach at Zhanjiang University.

Robert then returned to Maryland and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2014. While attending law school, he interned in the District Court of Maryland, served as Recent Developments Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Forum, obtained a certificate in meditation skills pursuant to Title 17 of the Maryland Rules, and was employed as a law clerk at a large plaintiff firm in Baltimore. Robert was then hired as an associate at that firm, and remained there until joining Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC.

Robert is admitted to practice in the courts of the State of Maryland and State of Oregon, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. In addition to advocating on behalf of his clients in Maryland and Oregon, he has practiced on a pro hac vice basis in Michigan, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Iowa, Florida, New Jersey, Alabama, and Washington, D.C., and has briefed cases before the Appellate Court of Maryland and Supreme Court of Maryland. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Maryland Association for Justice, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maryland State Bar Association.

Robert lives in Montgomery County, Maryland with his wife and two children, and in his free time he coaches youth lacrosse, baseball, and ice hockey.

Publications:

• Recent Development: Nickens v. Mount Vernon Realty Grp., LLC, 43 U. Balt. L.F. 170 (2013).
• Kiriakos v. Phillips: Maryland’s Evolution on Social Host Liability, Trial Reporter Magazine (2016).
• Own the Narrative: How Plaintiff’s Attorneys Win Cases Before the First Witness Takes the Stand, Trial Reporter Magazine (Spring 2026).

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