Attorney Profile

After graduating from the University of Richmond Law School in 1970, Bob Rider began his legal career as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Roanoke, Virginia. After serving in this role for three years, he became the Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Roanoke and served until 1979, resigning to enter private practice. During his years as a prosecutor, he was an active member of the National District Attorneys Association and also served for eight years on the Governor's Council on Criminal Justice.

Since entering private practice in 1979, Bob has focused exclusively on litigation in the limited areas of Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, and IRS Representation. He has been selected to appear in The Best Lawyers in America (Criminal Defense) since 1989 and Virginia Super Lawyers for 2008.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Traffic Violations
• IRS Representation

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1970
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1971
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

Education

• University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1970
  Juris Doctor
  
  
• West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1965
  Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Virginia State Bar, Criminal Law Section
  Past Chairman, Board of Governors
  
  
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  
  
• American Society of IRS Problem Solvers
  
  
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  
  
• Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  
  
• Medical Malpractice Review Panel
  
  

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Nu
• Phi Delta Phi

Birth Information

• August 9, 1940, Logan, West Virginia, United States of America