Hon. Robert P. Kennedy, (Ret.)
IndianaNeutral AvailabilityRobert P. Kennedy is a skilled mediator and arbitrator with extensive experience in personal injury, contracts, injunctive relief, wrongful death, railroad accidents, civil rights and municipal law. Judge Kennedy is an approved mediator with the Superior Court of Porter County Indiana.
Types of Cases Resolved
- Business Dissolution
- Civil Rights
- Contract
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Private practice in mediation & arbitration, 1993-present
- Judge for the Superior Court of Porter County Indiana, 2000-2002
- 47-year legal career including Spangler Jennings & Dougherty, Merriville and Valparaiso, 1971-2000; counsel for the Town of Porter, 1981-1992 and 1996-2000
- United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps, 1965-1971
Professional Activities and Awards
- Porter County Election Board, 1986-2000; chairman 1992-2000
- Special Master, Primary election, 1999
- Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Seminars
- Lecturer, Valparaiso University Law School
Education
- J.D., Notre Dame Law School
- B.A., Seton Hall University
Admissions
- Indiana State Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Indiana Supreme Court
