Biography
Bob Harrington has represented injured plaintiffs and families whose loved one have been killed as a result of negligence for over 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 recently obtained a $15 million dollar jury verdict for an injured railroad conductor in South Bend, Indiana in November 2024. The verdict beat the prior highest FELA jury verdict for an injured railroad employee in the State of Indiana by over $13 million dollars.
Bob is currently the President 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. He has served on the Executive Board of ARLA since 2020. 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. He has served as an Advisory Board Member for Leading Lawyers since 2023 assisting that organization in selecting the best attorneys in railroad employee litigation throughout the United States.
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.
Additional examples of his past successful results include:
- $13 million for a railroad conductor who suffered an arm amputation during switching operations;
- $12.25 million for a railroad conductor with permanent back injuries;
- $6 million to a railroad engineer for a back injury (no surgery);
- $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.