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Rob Remington is one of the country’s premier trial lawyers, trusted by clients to handle their most significant disputes. With a national litigation practice spanning complex commercial, construction and real estate matters, Rob is known for developing winning case strategies, delivering exceptional courtroom advocacy and helping clients navigate business-critical challenges with confidence.
Clients consistently describe Rob as a “Class A” trial lawyer with an uncommon ability to distill highly technical issues into compelling stories that resonate with judges and juries. Whether trying a case, leading settlement negotiations or counseling clients through project risk, Rob combines strategic business judgment with decades of trial experience to achieve practical, result-driven outcomes.
As national construction counsel to privately held and publicly traded companies, Rob advises clients throughout the entire lifecycle of a project—from contract negotiation and risk management to claims avoidance, litigation and dispute resolution. His experience includes construction defects, delay and disruption claims, contract disputes, labor issues, payment and performance bond claims, mechanics’ liens, bid protests, geotechnical matters and alternative dispute resolution.
Rob serves as national construction counsel to a number of leading industry companies and has successfully handled litigation in jurisdictions across the United States, including Ohio, California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee, Colorado, Mississippi and Hawaii.
Having spent his entire legal career at Hahn Loeser, Rob serves on the Board of Directors, is the firm’s National Litigation Chair, and co-chairs the firm’s Construction Practice Group. The Construction Practice Group is recognized as a “Top-Rated” group by ChambersUSA®, a National Tier 1 Group by Best Lawyers of America®, and a top 50 national construction practice group by the Construction Executive Magazine.
Rob has been recognized individually every year by ChambersUSA® since the rankings were introduced in 2004 and is currently ranked as a “Top-Rated” Construction lawyer in Ohio, an achievement that reflects two decades of consistent excellence. Clients interviewed by Chambers praise his “outstanding level of expertise” and “exceptional understanding of the complex and intricate details” of the construction industry. He has also been repeatedly recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® and Ohio Super Lawyers® and is a long-standing member of the American Arbitration Association Large and Complex Case Panel and the Construction Lawyers Society of America.
In addition to his practice, Rob is a sought-after speaker and author on construction law, presenting nationally on topics including contract drafting, claims avoidance, project documentation, mechanics’ liens, bond claims, dispute resolution and effective project delivery.
ChambersUSA, Construction Law, 2003-26
The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law, 2008-27; Litigation – Construction, 2011-27, Commercial Litigation, 2021-27, Litigation – Real Estate, 2024-27, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, 2027; Cleveland Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Construction, 2026
Ohio Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation, 2004-27
Construction Lawyers Society of America, Top Construction Lawyers
AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell
CSU Law Hall of Fame Class of 2024
Johnson Controls, Inc., Merit Award 2003
Nominated by Senior Group Counsel for the Johnson Controls, Inc. President’s Award 2003
Section of Litigation Award of Excellence, Construction Litigation Committee, American Bar Association, 2003; Outstanding Subcommittee Chair Award, 2000 & 2002
State of Ohio, 1988; District of Columbia, 1989
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern District of Michigan, District of Colorado and Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
American Arbitration Association, AAA Large and Complex Construction Cases, Panel Member; Construction Advisory Council, Past Chair; Keynote Speaker, ACE Arbitrator Training for Ohio
American Bar Association, Appointed, ABA Section of Litigation Leadership 2003-present; Construction Litigation Committee, Former Co-Chair; Real Estate Litigation Committee, Former Co-Chair; Sound Advice Committee, Member, 2013-present; Membership and Marketing Committee, Member, 2010-12
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Neutral
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Neutral
Association of General Contractors, Associate Member; Consensus DOCS Green Addendum Taskforce
National Building Association
Ohio State Building Association
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Alumni Association, Board of Trustees 2007-2012; Development Committee, Co-Chair, 2009-12; Visiting Committee, 2013-present