Robert L. Pottroff is the managing partner of Pottroff & Karlin, LLC, in Manhattan, Kansas, where he has practiced law since 1979. Though he is well qualified to practice law in many fields, Mr. Pottroff has chosen to limit his practice to railroad law. His leadership and perseverance over the last two decades have had an immeasurable impact on railroad safety in the United States.

Mr. Pottroff is an outspoken advocate for the rights of victims and a proponent of railroad safety. He has been invited to speak throughout the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Pottroff is an active member of the American Association for Justice and the Kansas Association for Justice. He has been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers and recognized in Super Lawyers magazine for his excellence in litigation. Mr. Pottroff€’s involvement in railroad litigation dates back to the 1980s, but space does not permit an exhaustive account of all his contributions in this area of law. Since the millennium alone, his accomplishments are unparalleled.