Rob Smeltzer

Background

About Rob Smeltzer

Rob Smeltzer has been a litigator and counselor practicing in the areas of labor & employment law, intellectual property law, and business litigation for more than 25 years, first with Hinshaw & Culbertson and Lowis & Gellen in Chicago and now as a member of Howard & Howard PLLC in Chicago. Rob has represented a wide variety of clients across an array of industries, including logistics, insurance brokerages and carriers, banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, food manufacturers, Fortune 500 companies, and numerous other mid-market private companies and individuals. Some of the insurers for which he has handled litigation across the country include Zurich N.A, The Hartford, Travelers, and Farmers. He is a 1987 graduate of Miami University and a 1991 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He has been named as an Illinois SuperLawyer for 2013-2019 and was also named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Focus: trademark and copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, enforcement/breach of restrictive covenants (non-competes, non-solicits and non-disclosure agreements), prosecuting/defending claims for emergency injunctive relief, general employment law, employment discrimination and breach of contract litigation.