robert comfort

Robert J. Comfort focuses in general negligence, premises liability, transportation and trucking, hotel hospitality, as well as medical malpractice and aviation. Mr. Comfort has represented national hotel chains and handled cases in several states. In addition to Illinois, he has appeared as trial counsel in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New York and Texas. For the ALFA Hospitality Fall Seminar's "Compendium, 2012," Mr. Comfort co-wrote an article analyzing the "Illinois Spoilation of Evidence Law." He frequently lectures on issues affecting the relationship between franchisor and franchisee, and the critical role control plays in assessing liability when mishaps occur on a franchised property. Holder of an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Comfort is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago and the American Law Firm Association Hospitality Law Section.