About Robert
Robert Abernathy took a measured path into the law. He earned his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law–Camden in 2011 after completing a B.A. in political science at the University of Hawaii–Hilo in 2008. Earlier studies at Seattle Central Community College included an associate degree awarded in 2005 and participation in the Running Start Program in 2001. Those years map a steady progression from undergraduate work to law school completion.
After law school he established professional ties in Pennsylvania. He joined the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 2011 and has maintained that membership since. Over the next decade his practice and admissions expanded. He became a member of the Washington State Bar in 2016, and later joined the Kansas Bar Association and the Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association in 2018. Records also list membership beginning in 2017 for another association. Those affiliations reflect the jurisdictions where he has built a practice and a professional network.
Abernathy holds admissions across several state and federal forums. He is admitted in Pennsylvania and Washington, and he also holds admission in Kansas and Missouri as well as the Eighth Circuit. That range allows him to carry matters across state lines and into the federal appellate sphere when necessary. The mix of state and federal admissions has shaped how he approaches casework and client matters.
In 2019 he took on a role as a lawyer at Watton Law Group. He has been listed there since that year. His membership in the Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association signals involvement in bankruptcy matters and related proceedings. He handles filings, court appearances and the procedural work that bankruptcy and insolvency cases commonly require. He works in both state courts and federal courts in the jurisdictions where he is admitted.
Colleagues describe Abernathy as steady and deliberate in the courtroom and at the drafting table. He balances litigation tasks with administrative filings and the client counseling that accompanies insolvency matters. As of 2026 he continues at Watton Law Group, maintaining an active practice that includes bankruptcy matters across his admitted jurisdictions.
