Robert P. Schuster

Robert P. Schuster is the principal attorney of a Jackson Hole, Wyoming trial firm. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and selected personal injury and wrongful death matters. He has handled cases in many US states and is licensed in Wyoming, New York, and Utah, as well as before the US Supreme Court. His work involves major civil disputes, serious injury claims, criminal defense, and litigation that requires extensive factual development and trial preparation.

Schuster earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Yale College in 1967. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1970, graduating as valedictorian, and earned a master’s degree in law from Harvard Law School in 1971. While in law school, he conducted research on eminent-domain damages that resulted in two published law review articles. His academic background and early research experience established a foundation for complex litigation, damages analysis, and appellate-level legal work.

Schuster’s trial record includes major personal injury and wrongful death matters as well as complex commercial disputes. His firm reports a $17.5 million compensatory-damages verdict in a carbon-monoxide case and substantial settlements in serious injury litigation in other states. He has also handled white collar criminal defense and intellectual-property matters. His practice frequently involves high-value claims, contested expert evidence, complicated liability issues, and cases requiring coordinated investigation, motion practice, negotiation, and trial strategy across state and federal forums.

Robert P. Schuster has been elected to the American Law Institute and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He was inducted into the Order of the Coif by the University of Wyoming College of Law and belongs to organizations including the American Association for Justice, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. His professional record reflects a long-standing trial practice centered on serious, complex, and high-stakes civil and criminal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Robert P. Schuster P.C.
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Idaho State Bar
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Member, American Law Institute
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Wyoming
• New York
• Idaho
• Utah

Education

• Harvard Law School
  Advanced law degree
• University of Wyoming College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Yale College
  Bachelor’s degree in American Studies

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