Robert King

Experience

1. Partner

   Bugbee & Conkle, Llp

   Sep 1985 — Present

   ROBERT P. KING has practiced law with Bugbee & Conkle since 1985, primarily representing both state fund employers and self-insured employers in workers\' compensation defense throughout Ohio. Mr. King successfully defends employers in workers\' compensation disability and injury claims such as claim and death allowances, permanent total disability, temporary total disability, additional and psychological condition allowances, and he regularly appears before the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and the Industrial Commission of Ohio. Mr. King also represents employers before the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s Self-Insured Employers Evaluation Board (SIEEB), as well as the Self-Insured Review Panel on matters regarding self-insurance compliance. Mr. King advises employers on issues such as compensability of claims, self-insured complaints, self-insured administrative rules, the administration of claims for injured workers, violation of specific safety requirements (VSSR), setting reserves, and proper claim management. Mr. King received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Davidson College in 1980 with a degree in Economics. He received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1983. Mr. King has practiced law in Toledo continuously since 1983. Mr. King is a frequent lecturer throughout Ohio at various institutes and seminars presented by bar associations, the Northwestern Ohio Self-Insurers Association and the Ohio Self-Insurers Association. Mr. King is a current Trustee and former 4-term President of the Northwestern Ohio Self-Insurers\' Association. Mr. King also is a past two-term chairman and a current member of the Workers\' Compensation Committee of the Toledo Bar Association and a member of the Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations.

Education

• The University of Toledo College of Law

  Doctor of Jurisprudence

  1980 — 1983

• Davidson College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  1976 — 1980

Skills

• Class Actions
• Mediation
• Wrongful Death
• Public Liability
• Trusts
• Accident
• Subrogation
• Claim
• Personal Injury
• Wills
• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Bankruptcy
• Employment Law
• Hearings
• Public Speaking
• Product Liability
• Deferred Compensation
• Civil Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Discrimination
• Workers Compensation
• Westlaw
• Legal Documents
• Automobile Accidents
• Employment Discrimination
• Claims Management
• Courts
• Administrative Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Research
• Litigation Support
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Family Law
• Fmla
• Appellate Practice
• Business Litigation
• Torts