Robert Barton

Robert Barton is a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, having transitioned from Holland & Knight LLP, where a partnership was held from December 2009 to March 2023. Barton specializes in representing individuals, families, charitable institutions, corporate trustees, and private professional fiduciaries in litigation related to complex trusts and estates. Previous experience includes serving as a law clerk at the United States Attorney's Office and roles as a summer associate at Holland & Knight LLP and a connections student at Leonard, Street and Deinard. Early professional experience includes working as an office associate at the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance. Barton holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and a B.A. in Political Science and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with an American Indian Studies Certificate.