Robert Newcomer, Esq. is a commercial litigation, environmental and business law attorney with more than fifteen years of experience advising business entities and individual entrepreneurs in clean/green technology and social enterprise areas on a broad range of legal and strategic business issues, including entity formation and governance, contracts, intellectual property, litigation and risk management. He combines his personal interest in social and environmental responsibility with his professional skills to help clients who seek to make the world a better place.
Mr. Newcomer is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and serves on the Sustainable Building Taskforce for Sustainable Atlanta and the Sustainability Taskforce for Atlanta BeltLine. He is a member of U.S. Green Building Council Georgia Chapter and the Urban Land Institute – Atlanta District Council, where he serves on the Management Committee, Advisory Board and as Chair of the Technical Assistance Program Committee. Mr. Newcomer helped establish and still serves on a number of non-profit boards, including the Green Chamber of the South, whose mission is to promote sustainable business practices through education, business development and collaboration, and girltank Foundation, whose mission is to empower young women social-change entrepreneurs globally, and WACSI Environmental Education, Inc. Mr. Newcomer also serves on the board of a 2nd generation family business providing residential and commercial door products and services nationwide.
Mr. Newcomer received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and served as an editor of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment.
Mr. Newcomer is an avid trail runner and randoneur.
