Robert E. Harrington III

Bob Harrington has represented injured plaintiffs and families whose loved one have been killed as a result of negligence for twenty years. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Bob proudly serves as Designated Legal Counsel (DLC) for SMART-Transportation Division. He is member of SMART-TD Local 1548.

Bob's experience extends beyond representing railroad employees in FELA claims but also individuals and families suffering from injury or wrongful death due to defective products, automobile crashes, nursing home abuse and medical negligence.

- $13 million for a railroad conductor who suffered an arm amputation during switching operations;

- $6 million to a railroad conductor for a leg amputation after being crushed between two railcars during switching operations;

- $2.35 million to a railroad conductor for a partial leg amputation after falling under a moving railcar;

- $1 million in both FELA injury and FRSA whistleblower to an employee who was terminated after reporting a permanently disabling knee injury after falling over debris in a railroad yard;

- $1 million in total damages and attorney fees to a railroad conductor in an OSHA proceeding relating to the employee being fired for refusing to perform an unsafe task.

Bob additionally serves on the Executive Board of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) which is the preeminent organization of attorneys representing railroad employees in FELA injury claims throughout the United States. ARLA is the Designated Legal Counsel (DLC) organization for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET).

Since 2015, he has been named both a Super Lawyer and a Leading Lawyer.