Robert M. Wood is a Principal in the Greenville, South Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Since joining the firm in May 2000, he has focused almost exclusively in the area of ERISA litigation, although he also has experience in employment litigation and OSHA defense work.
In the course of his ERISA litigation practice, Mr. Wood has represented dozens of individual corporate clients in more than 390 matters, including class actions, interpleaders actions, single plaintiff benefit actions, and breach of fiduciary duty actions. He has been specially admitted pro hac vice in 24 states for litigation of ERISA cases.
After graduating from law school, Mr. Wood practiced as a staff attorney for the South Carolina Supreme Court from 1991 until 1993. He then joined the Office of General Counsel of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (LLR) as a prosecutor for the Office of Occupational Safety and Health. Mr. Wood prosecuted OSHA matters until 1997, when he began practicing with LLR as a prosecutor in professional licensure disciplinary actions for the State Board of Medical Examiners, the State Board of Chiropractic, the State Veterinary Board, and the State Residential Builders Commission, among other professional licensing bodies in the State.
