About Robert

Robert Wood is a Principal at Jackson Lewis P.C. in Greenville, South Carolina, specializing in ERISA benefits litigation and employment law. I am Robert Wood, a Principal at the Greenville, South Carolina office of Jackson Lewis P.C. I have been with the firm since May 2000, focusing frequently on ERISA advantages litigation. In addition to ERISA, I also have enjoy in employment litigation and OSHA defense work. My exercise is dedicated to defending employers, plans, plan sponsors, insurers, and other ERISA entities. Throughout my profession, I actually have represented numerous corporate customers in over 400 cases, consisting of magnificence moves, interpleaders moves, single plaintiff benefit moves, and breach of fiduciary duty actions. I were mainly admitted seasoned hac vice in 24 states for ERISA litigation. Before joining Jackson Lewis P.C., I labored as a body of workers attorney for the South Carolina Supreme Court from 1991 to 1993. I then transitioned to the Office of General Counsel of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (LLR), in which I prosecuted OSHA topics until 1997. Subsequently, I dealt with expert licensure disciplinary movements for diverse nation boards, which include the State Board of Medical Examiners and the State Residential Builders Commission. Prior to pursuing a prison career, I spent a decade in corporate body of workers control roles at Southern Bell, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and BellSouth Corporation. My obligations included materials management and price range forecasting. Overall, my numerous history and substantial revel in in ERISA blessings litigation make me a treasured asset to customers searching for criminal illustration in Greenville, South Carolina.

Education

University of South Carolina

J.D.

1991

University of South Carolina

B.A.

1977

Experience

Staff Lawyer

Supreme Court of South Carolina
1991

Partner

Jackson Lewis

Accepted Jurisdictions

7th Circuit
South Carolina
11th Circuit
9th Circuit
4th Circuit
U.S. Dist. Court, Northern District of Illinois
8th Circuit

Office Locations

Main Office

 15 South Main Street, Suite 700 Greenville SC 29601