Overview
Robert Wolfson is a shareholder at Bean, Kinney & Korman focusing his practice on corporate and business law to include civil litigation, bankruptcy, and employment defense matters. His client base encompasses small and mid-sized businesses across a variety of industries. He regularly serves as outside general counsel and assists with issues such as employment and drafting documents (handbooks, agreements, etc.)
Bob also helps his individual and family clients with estate planning and estate and trust litigation.
Prior to joining BKK, Bob was a managing attorney and senior counsel at firms in Northern Virginia and before that served as law clerk to the Honorable Gerald I. Fisher and to the Counsel to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Beyond the Suit
Outside of the office, Bob enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, playing golf, testing his knowledge at games of trivia, and being perennially disappointed by the Philadelphia sports teams.
Education
The George Washington University Law School, J.D. 2013, with honors
Georgetown University, B.A., 2009, magna cum laude
Experience
- Represented several family members in a wide-ranging trust and will dispute relating to properties and assets in multiple countries.
- Defended a startup and its founder in a fraud in the inducement suit by a disgruntled investor, which was ultimately dismissed with prejudice prior to trial.
Bar and Court Admissions
Virginia, 2013
Supreme Court of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Education
The George Washington University Law School, J.D. 2013, with honors
Georgetown University, B.A., 2009, magna cum laude
Clerkships
Law clerk to the Honorable Gerald I. Fisher, D.C. Superior Court
Awards and Honors
Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Star in Bankruptcy, 2022 – 2023
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, Rising Star in Bankruptcy, 2022 – 2023
