Robert E. Tait
Columbus Office
Mr. Tait is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the litigation practice and has completed over 100 jury trials and served as lead counsel in numerous toxic tort class actions, specifically radiation and chemical exposures. He has also been involved in employer intentional tort and products liability. Mr Tait has briefed and argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has argued before the United States Supreme Court.
Career highlights include:
- Arguing before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Miller v. Goodyear Atomic Corp., 48 U.S. 174 (1988)
- Serving as lead counsel and successfully defending $10 billion class action in federal court in Kentucky
- Trying cases in multiple jurisdictions, including 53 counties in Ohio
Mr. Tait is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Defense Research Institute and the Department of Energy Contractor Counsel Association.
Mr. Tait is a frequent speaker on workers’ compensation, trial practice and professionalism.
Mr. Tait received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. cum laude from Kenyon College.
Publications
- “Is It Compensable - An Explanation of the Ohio Worker's Compensation System” (Ohio Manufacturers Association Publication)
- “Scope of Employment after Pillsbury” (Ohio Retail Merchants Publication)
Professional and Community Activities
- Defense Research Institute, Board of Directors, 2008-present
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys: Currently President-Elect, Vice-President, Treasurer, 2002-2007; Executive Council, 1991-1994
- Columbus Country Club, Board of Trustees, 2007-present
- North Hanna Foundation, Trustee, 1996-2005
Honors and Awards
- Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation since 2006
- Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1990
- Ohio Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation Defense, 2004-2008