Robert Jacobs

Robert Jacobs is a co-founder at Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A. in New Castle, Delaware. Jacobs focuses on patent litigation and complex civil trial work. The practice includes technical disputes in state and federal courts, including patent matters that benefit from close analysis of scientific and engineering evidence. These matters often require detailed factual review, clear legal analysis, and practical planning around the client’s objectives.

Jacobs earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the City College of New York in 1963 and a law degree from Temple University in 1968. His engineering training provides a technical foundation for patent disputes and other cases involving scientific issues. This background gives Jacobs a foundation for careful legal analysis, clear writing, and practical client counseling in patent litigation and complex civil trial work matters. The education also informs the way complex facts and legal requirements are assessed.

Jacobs’s experience includes practice at Bader, Dorsey & Kreshtool before co-founding Jacobs & Crumplar in 1981, followed by decades of litigation in Delaware state and federal courts. Across these matters, preparation and procedure are important, as are communication with clients and coordination with courts, agencies, experts, or transaction participants. The experience provides a practical view of how legal issues can influence strategy and resolution.

Robert Jacobs has held leadership roles in trial-lawyer organizations, including service as president of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association and on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice. He has also worked with national trial-lawyer groups addressing toxic, environmental, and pharmaceutical tort issues. Together, these activities reinforce Jacobs’s practice in patent litigation and complex civil trial work and related legal work. Careful preparation and clear communication remain important when clients are weighing legal requirements, risks, procedural choices, and practical objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A.
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Board of Governors and Committee Chairman, American Association of Justice
• Past President, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Temple University
  law degree
• City College of the City University of New York
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering

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