Robert Binstock

Robert J. “Bob” Binstock is a Houston, Texas, trial lawyer and a partner at Reich & Binstock, LLP, the firm he co-founded in 1985. He represents injured consumers, property owners and businesses in mass tort and class action cases involving defective medical devices, pharmaceuticals, toxic exposure and product liability, as well as medical malpractice, personal injury and insurance bad faith claims.

Binstock has held court-appointed plaintiffs’ steering committee roles in multidistrict litigation including the Levaquin, Kugel Mesh, Digitek, Bard hernia mesh, JUUL and Eliquis cases, and has served as lead or co-lead counsel in large property damage matters. He worked with the team of lawyers for homeowners whose Hurricane Ike claims against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association settled for an estimated $189 million, and he has represented hundreds of residents in lead and heavy-metal contamination cases.

Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he attended the University of Pittsburgh and earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law, beginning his legal career in 1981. He is board certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He co-founded and serves on the board of the River Performing and Visual Arts Center, which offers arts programs for children with disabilities.