Robert Alan Obler
866-437-1189
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Trial (Defense)
- 35% Criminal Trial (State)
- 35% Criminal Trial (Federal)
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Member Board on Attorney Certification (Criminal), New Jersey Supreme Court, 1996
- Criminal Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1983
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1974
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D.
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A.
- Major: History
Representative Cases
- State v. L.P., 338 NJ Super 227 (A.D. 2001)
- Pascucci v. Sagott , 71 NJ 40 (1976)
- State v. C.B., 173 NJ Super 424 (App. Div. 1980)
- Crist v. DYFS, 135 NJ Super 573 (App. Div. 1975)
- State v. Fontin, 318 NJ Super 577 (App. Div. 1999)
- State v. Dunlop, 181 NJ Super 71 (1981)
- State v. Sivo, 341 NJ Super 302 (2000)
Classes/Seminars
- Criminal Trial Preparation, N.J. Institute for Continuing Education
- Advanced Criminal Law, American Association for Justice
- Death Penalty (N.J.), Rutgers Law School (Camden)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, Trustee, 2004 - Present
- Mercer County Bar Association
- Federal District of New Jersey, Criminal Justice Act (CJA), Attorney
Past Employment Positions
- Law Office of Robert A. Obler, 1991
- New Jersey Public Defender's Office, Chief Trial Attorney-Mercer Region, 1980 - 1991
- Brotman & Obler, 1976 - 1980
- Legal Aid Society of Mercer County New Jersey, 1973 - 1976
Fraternities/Sororities
- Zeta Beta Tau

















