Robert Poole is an associate with Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation. Before joining Alston & Bird, Robert served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert James Conrad, Jr. of the Western District of North Carolina. He also worked at the Georgia Court of Appeals, Birmingham public defender office, and Senator Johnny Isakson’s office.
Robert earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia, where he served as the online editor on the Georgia Law Review’s executive board and president of the Student Bar Association. Robert is also a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers. For his undergraduate studies, Robert attended the University of Georgia, graduated magna cum laude, and earned a B.F.A. in painting and a B.A. in journalism.