Robert C. Singer

Rob Singer founded Singer Legal PLLC in 2018 with one focus: the delivery of compelling, passionate advocacy to all clients facing criminal, military, and civil/administrative legal challenges. Prior to opening his own firm, Rob served as a defense counsel, prosecutor, general counsel, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in various roles in the military, the Federal government, and in private practice. Rob has represented his private clients or the United States in dozens of jury and bench trials and in hundreds of administrative hearings and depositions. As a federal prosecutor, Rob directed investigations into high-profile and sensitive matters. As a Commander (O-5) in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Rob has served as an Executive Officer and led legal teams who provide legal advice to military commanders both at home and deployed abroad. In his current Navy Reserve assignment, Rob trains military attorneys and teaches military law and trial advocacy at the Naval Justice School. Rob also is a member of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel in the Western District of New York as well as the Second Circuit, where he is appointed by the Court to represent indigent defendants in felony criminal trials and appeals. Rob’s experience in the courtroom before judges and juries, in the military and government before commanders, law enforcement officers, and bureaucrats, and in the private sector with leaders of large and small companies lend him insight on what matters to decision-makers. Working together in collaboration with clients and expert consultants, Rob aims to leverage the experience and knowledge of his clients, his litigation team, and himself to ward off litigation and, if necessary, to present a convincing case to defeat legal adversaries no matter who they are. In his free-time, Rob enjoys spending time with his family and coaching youth hockey. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Robert C. Singer included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors RLSO Hawaii 2013 Junior Officer of the Year, 2013 Naval Legal Service Command Junior Officer of the Quarter, April-June 2012 Other Sources of Feedback About Robert C. Singer Included on the 2025Upstate New York Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list

• Owner
• Attorney-At-Law
• References
• Herbert Greenman
• Joel Daniels
• Joseph LaTona
• David Pfalzgraf

• Judge Advocate Career Training, Naval Justice School, 2018 - Present
• Navy Basic Lawyer Course, Naval Justice School, 2018 - Present
• Navy Legal Officer Course, Naval Justice School, 2018 - Present

• USA v. Larell Watkins et al.
• Citation: 17-cr-103-9-LJV (2018)
• Court: WDNY
• USA v. Lee Strock et al
• Citation: 15-cv-887-G
• USA v. Jeff Pietrzyk
• Citation: 19-cr-20630-BAF
• Court: EDMich
• USA v. Richard Lucas
• Citation: 17-cr-146-EAW
• USA v. Kenneth Pettway
• Citation: 12-cr-103-1-WMS

• Hockey Coach, Amherst Youth Hockey
• Board of Directors, Matthewson McCarthy Baseball
• Veteran Mentor, Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court
• Team Leader, Gift Committee, USS LITTLE ROCK (LCS-9) Commissioning Committee

• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan

• NYSACDL, 2018 - Present (Member)
• Erie County Bar Association, 2015 - Present (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Delta Kappa Epsilon