Overview
Bob Stanley is professional responsibility counsel to Faegre Drinker. In that capacity, he advises the firm's lawyers in matters relating to conflicts of interest and other legal ethics issues.
For more than 30 years, before taking on the role of professional responsibility counsel, Bob represented the firm's clients in complex civil litigation and private arbitrations.
A litigator, Bob represented clients in the following areas:
- Antitrust claims under the federal Sherman, Clayton and Robinson-Patman Acts or comparable state laws
- Probate-related litigation, including will contests, will/trust construction disputes and breach-of-trust claims
- Bankruptcy litigation, including adversary proceedings
- Distributor/dealer termination cases
- Contract disputes, including breach of contract claims and contract construction disputes
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Indiana
Court Admissions
Indiana Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
J.D. summa cum laude, Order of the Coif (1981)
Ball State University
A.B. summa cum laude (1978)
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2007-19; Antitrust Litigation, 2011-19 (Antitrust Litigation Lawyer of the Year, 2017); Trusts & Estates Litigation, 2011-19; and Commercial Litigation, 2006-10 (Indianapolis Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year, 2013)
- Chambers USA: A Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers — General Commercial Litigation, 2004-13, 2015; Eminent Practitioner, 2014, 2016-18
- Benchmark Litigation — Commercial Litigation, 2008-14, 2020
- Indiana Super Lawyers — Professional Liability Defense, 2014-18; Business Litigation, 2004-13