Robert D. Schaub was born in Plainview, New York on October 24, 1959.  In 1981, he graduated magna cum laude from LeMoyne College where he was a member of Alpha Sigma Nu. He received his Juris Doctor in 1984 from Catholic University. Mr. Schaub received the Engalicheff Outstanding Young American Award while attending Georgetown University.

Attorney Schaub was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1984. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Claims Court.

Attorney Schaub serves on the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Professional Liability Committee. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association, and chairs the Bench Bar Committee.

Attorney Schaub has tried numerous cases to verdict. He was involved in the representation of Emilio and Gloria Estefan who were injured in an interstate tractor trailer/bus accident in the Pocono Mountains. He has also successfully represented many clients who suffered significant personal injuries and the family members of wrongful death victims, including the families of four victims who were killed in a tragic boating accident.

Education

• Georgetown University (1979, Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems); Recipient, Engalitcheff Outstanding Young American Award.
• LeMoyne College (B.A., 1981 magna cum laude) .Alpha Sigma Nu.
• Catholic University (J.D., 1984)

Bar Admissions & Memberships

• Pennsylvania (1984)
• Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• United States Claims Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Professional Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association -Professional Liability Committee, Vice-Chairman; Speakers Panel-Malpractice Avoidance Program
• American Bar Association
• Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association -Young Lawyer's Division, Past Chair; Bench Bar Committee, Chair

Community Affiliations

• United Way of Wyoming Valley, Board Member, Former Chairman of the Board and Campaign Chair
• United Way of Pennsylvania, Former Board Member
• Leadership Wilkes-Barre, Board Member
• Huntsville Golf Club, Board Member
• Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of Boy Scouts of America, Former Board Member
• Back Mountain Youth Sports- Coach for Baseball, Basketball, Soccer and Youth Hockey
• Luzerne County Head Start, Board Member