Roben S. West Joins Carlton Fields in Atlanta
November 15, 2018
“Roben adds significant talent to our nationally recognized property and casualty insurance practice,” said Steven J. Brodie, Carlton Fields’ Property & Casualty Insurance co-practice group leader. “Her Eleventh Circuit clerkship experience will benefit our clients. We are thrilled to have her join the firm.”
Carlton Fields has added six property and casualty insurance attorneys this year. The new hires bolster the firm’s national insurance industry team, which has grown to more than 100 attorneys throughout the firm’s 10 offices across the U.S. The firm’s insurance clients are active in every sector of the insurance industry, including life and financial lines, property and casualty, reinsurance, and title insurance. On their behalf, Carlton Fields attorneys handle complex litigation and class action defense, and offer corporate and regulatory guidance.
Most recently, Carlton Fields’ Insurance practice ranked No. 1 for the 14th consecutive year by Chambers USA. The firm was also named, for a second consecutive year, to a select group of 21 law firms rated by corporate counsel as having the best insurance industry client relationships, according to the 2017 BTI Industry Power Rankings.
Prior to joining Carlton Fields, West was a law clerk for the Honorable Charles R. Wilson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Tampa. In this role, she researched a wide range of legal issues, including bankruptcy, employment, and multidistrict litigation. She also drafted various memoranda, orders, and opinions. During law school, West’s work experience included serving as a judicial intern for the Honorable Jeff Bohm, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston.
West graduated as salutatorian of her class at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University. West is admitted to the Texas Bar. (Until admission in Georgia, any work on Georgia matters will be supervised in accordance with Rule 5.3.)
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