Friends of the Bar, 1221 WYBJ, Vol. 44 No. 6. 50
| Author | Robert R. Rose, III |
| Position | Vol. 44 6 Pg. 50 |
Robert R. Rose, III
Bar Number: 5-2078
Law School: Oral Roberts University Law School
Basic Bio: Bob was born and raised in Casper, Wyoming. He graduated from Natrona County High School, attended Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, and received his J.D. from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bob had a distinguished career as a Wyoming trial lawyer, starting in 1982 when he was hired as the first full-time Assistant State Public Defender in Gillette. He retired from full-time law practice in 2016 after serving as the Chief Deputy District Attorney for Laramie County. He now runs his own trial consulting business. In addition to his professional practice, Bob served as a Laramie County Circuit Court Magistrate, taught Criminal Law and Procedure for ten years at Laramie County Community College, and was the Director of the Western Trial Advocacy Institute at the UW College of Law for fourteen years. He is currently an instructor at the annual WTLA Robert R. Rose, Jr. Voir Dire Competition (coaching the 2018 UW competition team at the Nationals) and is on the faculty of the UW College of Law Summer Trial Institute.
The biggest influence on my career was being the recipient of my father’s 50-plus years of experience as a trial lawyer. We worked together for several years after he left the Wyoming Supreme Court. Being able to try a case together with my father fulfilled a career-long dream of mine.
As a lawyer, I am known for my successful trial career. I knew I wasn’t the smartest guy in the room, so I worked harder than everyone else. I learned this from my father, who taught me the value of hard work, finishing what you start, and doing it right the first time.
I have a particular knack for selecting and communicating with juries. I decided early in my career to commit myself to learning everything I could about the jury selection process (known as “voir dire”). In the process, I developed an expertise in the technique, and I have been told I am one of the few who can successfully teach it.
The attorneys I admire the most are public defenders. They do more with less than anyone I know. Their clients rarely trust them, their families never see them, and the...
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