About Robert R
Robert R Parker earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005. He then went on to Saint Louis University School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor in 2009. Those academic years set the stage for a practice that bridges state and federal work.
Parker is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He is listed on panels that reflect two distinct areas of public service: he serves as a DCFS panel lawyer for child welfare matters and as a CJA panel lawyer in the federal district court for appointed criminal defense work. Those roles place him in courtrooms with children, families and defendants who require court-appointed representation.
His professional base is Parker & Parker Lawyers. The firm name appears on court filings and panel rosters. At the same time, his involvement with the American Academy of Adoption Lawyers, where he has been a Fellow since 2015, signals a sustained engagement with adoption law and the community of practitioners who handle those cases. Membership in that academy involves peer review and interaction on evolving issues in adoption practice.
Parker’s courtroom work crosses several procedural lines. In state child welfare cases he appears as counsel on behalf of parents or guardians in proceedings involving the Department of Children and Family Services. On the federal side, CJA appointments have him representing indigent defendants in criminal matters. He also litigates appeals in the Seventh Circuit when matters require review beyond the trial court.
Colleagues describe him as a lawyer who manages both investigative and litigation tasks in the same file. He prepares pleadings, takes testimony, argues motions and handles trial hearings. That mix of work is common in practices that handle family law and appointed criminal defense, where one lawyer often shepherds a matter from intake through resolution.
Outside of court appearances, Parker participates in continuing legal education and in professional exchange through the adoption academy. He maintains ties to both state and federal practice communities and keeps current on procedural and substantive developments that affect client work.
He practices at Parker & Parker Lawyers and currently handles adoption and child welfare litigation alongside CJA-appointed federal defense matters.
