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Robert Heist

Robert Heist

Attorney Leading a Chicago Law Firm

Chicago United States (Illinois)
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Robert Heist is a respected Chicago attorney who has guided R. Connor & Associates, P.C., as chief executive officer and president since 2001. With additional offices in Lake Forest, Illinois, and Boston, Massachusetts, Robert Heist’s practice handles business law issues spanning regulatory compliance, employee rights, and contracts. He aggressively plans court strategies and is adept in the use of less costly alternatives to trial such as mediation and arbitration.

Since 2011, Mr. Heist has additionally served on the Trust Administration and Investment Committee with the Hershey Trust Co. He has guided the development of an investment team and overseen the implementation of strategies for trust assets exceeding $8 billion. He also serves on the board of the Milton Hershey School, which he attended for 10 years as a youth.

Mr. Heist began his law career in 1990 as an associate with Hinshaw & Culbertson and he achieved partner status with Bates, Meckler, Bulger & Tilson while serving the firm from 1994 to 1999. Well known in his area of expertise, Robert Heist has coauthored “Damages in Wrongful Death Actions” and “Wrongful Death Actions and the Illinois Wrongful Death Act” (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005 Editions).
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