ROBERT W. ROCK
Partner
E-mail: rrock@joneswallace.com
Areas of Practice
• Appellate Practice
• Civil Litigation
• Civil Rights
• Labor and Employment
• Law Enforcement Liability
• Municipal Law
Bar Admissions
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
• Judge Advocate for the Department of the Navy (United States Marine Corps)
• Indiana Supreme Court
Education
• B.A., Indiana University (1985)
• University of Pittsburgh, Semester at Sea (1983)
• J.D., Indiana University - Indianapolis (1988)
• Notre Dame Summer London Law Program (1986)
Legal Background
• Jones • Wallace, LLC (2009-Present), Partner
• City Attorney, City of Evansville (2009-Present)
• Assistant City Attorney, City of Evansville (2004-2008)
• Bowers Harrison, LLP (2006-2009), Partner
• Bowers Harrison, LLP (2004-2005), Associate
• Sole Practitioner, Anderson, Indiana (1993-2004)
• Assistant City Attorney, City of Anderson, Indiana (1997-2008)
• Community Development Attorney, City of Anderson, Indiana (1995-1996)
• President, Board of Sanitary Commissioners (1993-2003)
• City Attorney, Alexandria, Indiana (1994-1995)
• Town Attorney, Summitville, Indiana (1994-1995)
• Deputy Prosecutor, Madison County, Indiana (1993-1994)
• Johnson, Carroll and Griffith (1991-1993), Associate
• Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (1989-1991)
• Judge Advocate, U.S. Marine Corps (1989-1991)
Professional Involvement
• Evansville Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association
• American Catholic Lawyers Association
• Madison County Bar Association (President 1998, Vice-President 1997)
Community and Governmental Involvement
• Board Member/Board of Directors, Southwestern Indiana Mental Health Center, Inc.
• Board of Directors, Carver Community Organization
• Treasurer, Ellsworth for Congress (2006 Campaign)
• Board of Directors, Anderson Fine Arts Center
• Habitat for Humanity
• Board of Directors, Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc. (1999-2000)
• Knights of Columbus
• American Legion
• AMVETS
• Serra Club of Evansville, Indiana
• Brooks Inns of Court
• Board of Directors, Meals on Wheels, Evansville, Indiana (1993)
• Treasurer, St. Ambrose's Parent Club (2001-2003)
Military Service
• United States Marine Corps, attained the rank of Captain, honorable discharge 1995
• Judge Advocate, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and Legal Officer for the School of Infantry, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
• Graduated Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island, and U.S. Attorney General's Advocacy Institute
Reported Cases
• Schmitt v. City of Evansville,
868 N.E.2d 1127, 2007 WL 1721570 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)
• Dwyer v. Allyn,
596 N.E.2d 903 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992)
• Jenkins v. Board of County Commissioners,
698 N.E.2d 1268 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998) reh. den., trans. den.
Argued orally to the Court of Appeals
• City of Anderson v. Weatherford,
714 N.E.2d 181 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999) trans. den.
Argued orally to the Court of Appeals
• Collard v. Enyeart,
718 N.E.2d 1156 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999) trans. den.
• City of Anderson v. Davis,
743 N.E.2d 359 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001) trans. den.
• Miller v. City of Anderson,
777 N.E.2d 1100 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002) reh. den., trans. den.
• Brown v. Anderson Board of Public Safety,
777 N.E.2d 1106 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002) reh. den., trans. den.
• Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #73 v. City of Evansville,
829 N.E.2d 494 (Ind. 2005)
Argued orally to the Indiana Supreme Court
• Beck v. City of Evansville,
842 N.E.2d 856 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)
• Mills v. City of Evansville,
452 F.3d 646 (Seventh Circuit 2006)
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