Anita Porte Robb

Founding Partner / attorney

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Phone: (816) 474-8080

Recognized as one of the top ten women trial lawyers in the country Read More

Anita Porte Robb

Founding Partner / attorney

Email:
Phone: (816) 474-8080

Recognized as one of the top ten women trial lawyers in the country Read More

Anita Porte Robb

Founding Partner / attorney

Email:
Phone: (816) 474-8080

Recognized as one of the top ten women trial lawyers in the country Read More

Anita Porte Robb is a Cum Laude graduate of The University of Michigan Law School. Ms. Robb is a nationally respected advocate. The National Law Journal has recognized Anita as one of the Top Ten women trial lawyers in the country, and Lawyers USA has identified her as one of five "Women of Note" nationwide.

Identified as one of five “Women of Note” nationwide

Ms. Robb has been selected by her peers as one of “The Best Lawyers In America”, which has come to be regarded by both the legal profession and the public as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. She founded the law firm with her husband and partner Gary C. Robb in 1984. “Better Together.”

Ms. Robb has received numerous honors and awards and handled many high profile cases. She represented Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, in the helicopter crash lawsuit for the wrongful death of Mrs. Bryant’s husband and their daughter Gianna. Ms. Robb also represented Senator Jean Carnahan in the lawsuit arising out of the airplane crash that killed the Senator’s husband, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan.

Ms. Robb has received the “Influential Appellate Advocate” award in the state of Missouri for her work on the successful appeal of a $52.5 million plane crash case. She has also been honored as a “Legal Rainmaker” by Ingram’s Magazine in 2014, and she was named a KCMBA “Dean of the Trial Bar” in 2019.

As an educator, Ms. Robb has served on the faculty of the Missouri Judicial College, the statewide conference and legal review course for Missouri judges, attended by sitting judges from across the state. She was selected to present the “Master’s Trial Program” on “The Art of Closing Argument” at the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar/Missouri Judicial Conference. She is honored to practice law with members of her family. “Rooted in the Law – Full Circle”

Ms. Robb has appeared frequently in the media as a spokesperson for victims’ rights. She has used issues raised in her cases as a springboard for policy debates in courts and the legislature. She is a Past President of the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, and serves as a member of the Board of Governors for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA). She has addressed numerous continuing legal education groups both locally and nationwide, including the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, the American Bar Association’s TIPS Section, the American Law Institute’s (ALI-ABA) programs nationwide, and numerous local groups, such as the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) and the Lawyers Association of Greater Kansas City.

UNSURPASSED

Record Of Success in Aviation Law

Highlights of Our Results

The two highest jury verdicts in the United States in helicopter crash trials: a $350 million verdict for a deceased pilot, and a $70 million verdict for a passenger killed in a Life Flight helicopter.
The largest pretrial settlement in U.S. history for a single plaintiff in a personal injury case: $100 million for severe injuries suffered by a flight nurse in the crash of a medical helicopter.
A $52.5 million settlement on appeal of $48 million jury verdict for the crash of a Twin Otter aircraft with five fatalities ($10.5 million per victim).
A $48 million jury verdict for death of skydivers in plane crash immediately after takeoff.
A $38 million settlement for severe burn injuries in a Grand Canyon helicopter crash.
A $27.5 million settlement for a small plane crash – a United States record for a general aviation incident.
$26 million settlement for death of husband and wife in airplane crash (North Carolina record).
$25 million jury verdict for the death of Judge Michael Coburn.
$23 million jury verdict for family members killed by a drunk driver.
$21.7 million jury verdict for fatal crash of Bell medical helicopter (Kentucky record).
$20 million jury verdict in Adams v. Children’s Mercy Hospital, representing the largest medical malpractice verdict in the state of Missouri.
$18.4 million record settlement for wrongful death in Nebraska arising out of a helicopter crash.
$18 million settlement against the World Wrestling Federation for the death of wrestler Owen Hart.
$16 million jury verdict for crash of touring helicopter in Las Vegas.
$15 million settlement for death in Chicago plane crash caused by nonprofessional Morgan Stanley pilot.
$14 million settlement for the family of a boy killed in a school bus accident.
$12 million settlement for a burn victim resulting from a power line failure.
$9.25 million bad faith insurance settlement for the relatives of people killed in an automobile crash.
$8 million settlement for deaths in air ambulance helicopter crash caused by pilot texting.
$7.2 million jury verdict for death of cameraman while filming movie (Iowa record).
$5.9 million settlement in Underhill v. Jack Miller Subaru (arm injury during car dealership test drive).
$5.6 million settlement against Rolls-Royce Corporation for death of flight nurse in Indiana helicopter crash.
$5.1 million settlement in Langenbau v. Med-Trans (wrongful death in Iowa helicopter crash).
$5 million settlement prior to lawsuit being filed (death of flight nurse in Alabama air ambulance crash).
Representation of United States Senator Jean Carnahan for the plane crash death of her husband, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, and their son, resulting in a $4 million jury verdict at trial.

EDUCATION

University of Missouri at Kansas City, B.A., With Distinction, 1979
University of Michigan, J.D., Cum Laude, 1982

AUTHORSHIP

Missouri’s New Medical Malpractice Law:
Practice Guidebook and Forms
The WHY of it
The Resounding Retreat From Preemption in Aviation – The Plaintiff’s Perspective

MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association (ABA) Trial Evidence Committees, Torts and Insurance Practice Committee (TIPS)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Sustaining Member, Aviation Law Section
Past President of the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
Member of the Board of Governors for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
Past Chair of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Medical Legal Committee