Robert D. Sharp
Bob Sharp is a member of the firm, and practices primarily in civil litigation. Mr. Sharp has been involved in cases with issues ranging from personal injury, breach of contract, numerous kinds of business torts, will contests, securities fraud, and products liability, including asbestos litigation.
Mr. Sharp has tried numerous jury and bench trials, has argued before the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, as well as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Sharp joined Belin McCormick after graduation from Drake University Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers.
Publications and Presentations
Author, Relief from Fraudulent Judgments in the Federal Courts: Motion to Vacate or Independent Action – Opposite Sides of the Same Coin, 36 Drake L. Rev. 389 (1987)
Participant in Presentation of Sexual Harrassment: The Do’s and Don’ts at the Belin Law Firm Seminar: Employment Law in Iowa (Back to the Basics)
Honors and Accomplishments
AV® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Community & Professional Activities
Drake University Midwest Moot Court Team (Co-Coach, 1989)
Windsor United Methodist Church (Member, 1988 to Present; Chair of Board of Trustees, 1993-1995)
Cedar Falls Community Theatre (Founding Member and Vice President, 1978)
Iowa Legal Aid (Intake Volunteer)
Significant Reported Cases
Hicklin Engineering, Inc. v. Aidco, Inc., 959 F.2d 738, (8th Cir. 1992)
Columbia Cas. Co. v. City of Des Moines, 487 N.W.2d 663 (Iowa 1992).
Planned Parenthood of Mid-Iowa v. Maki, 478 N.W.2d 637, (Iowa 1991).
