Rob Cary has extensive experience representing individuals and companies before juries and judges.  The subject matter of Mr. Cary's civil cases has ranged from real estate to securities to breach of contract to products liability to defending allegations of civil fraud.  The greatest number of Mr. Cary's civil cases have been defending lawyers and law firms against allegations of legal malpractice.  He also occasionally represents plaintiffs in civil litigation, including a pending civil rights action.

Mr. Cary has defended clients against a broad array of alleged violations of criminal law.  He has also represented a number of crime victims.  Mr. Cary is well-known for his representation of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who was wrongly indicted less than 100 days before he was to stand for re-election.  After eight months of tumultuous litigation, Senator Stevens was exonerated when it was revealed that the prosecution had hidden evidence from the defense that contradicted the prosecution's principal theory.

In addition to Mr. Cary's trial experience, he has been involved in a number of high-stakes appeals.  He has also represented clients in connection with criminal and civil investigations conducted by various government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and federal and state prosecutors.

Mr. Cary is a frequent speaker on matters of criminal law, especially the need to halt prosecutorial misconduct and to provide a level playing field for all citizens facing a criminal trial.  Mr. Cary has been recognized in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense.  In addition, Mr. Cary was identified as one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine (December 2009) in the "criminal defenders" category.  He teaches Trial Advocacy at Georgetown University Law Center, and was recently appointed by the Virginia Supreme Court to teach professionalism to new members of the Virginia State Bar.  

 Mr. Cary is chair of Williams & Connolly's Hiring Committee.  He has devoted substantial time to providing legal services to those who cannot afford them, especially in the area of criminal defense.  In addition to handling a number of pro bono criminal cases himself, he supervised the firm's pro bono criminal defense program for indigent citizens from 2006 to 2008.   He joined Williams & Connolly in 1991, and became a partner in 1998. Mr. Cary served as a law clerk to federal trial judge Eugene Lynch in 1990 and 1991, after receiving his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1990.  He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.  He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and New York and has been admitted for specific cases in many other states around the country.

Mr. Cary is a native of Hannibal, Missouri and has served on the boards of a number of Washington-area charities.   He is married and has two daughters.