Robert David Bjork Jr.

BJORK Robert David Bjork, Jr., of Piedmont, California and former New Orleans resident, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2004, in Minocqua, Wisconsin, after a courageous battle with cancer for many years. He was born on September 29, 1946, in Evanston, Illinois to the late Robert Sr. and Lenore (Loderhose) Bjork. Rob graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1968 and Tulane University Law School in 1974. While at Tulane, he was a member of the Board of Editors of the Tulane Law Review. A former Lieutenant in the Navy, he was an extraordinary lawyer whose career spanned 30 years. As a partner at Adams & Reese in New Orleans, he specialized in complex medical liability, products liability, and business litigation matters. In 1983, Rob moved his family and his professional career to Piedmont, California. In 1986, Rob formed his own firm of which he was managing partner for 18 years. At Bjork Lawrence, Rob specialized in product liability, employment, and commercial litigation. He was a member of the California State Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, the International Association of Defense Counsel, and the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. In addition to being a member of many legal organizations, Rob was admitted to practice in numerous courts including the 5TH Circuit Court of Appeals and the Eastern, Middle and Western divisions of the U.S. District Courts of Louisiana. Rob was the beloved husband to Linda Reese Bjork. Devoted father of Heidi Carter and Gretchen Bjork. Supportive father-in-law of Mark Carter. Loving brother of Nancy Sullivan and Catherine Marquis, and an amazing uncle of many. His youthful spirit, sense of humor, magnetic personality, enthusiasm, and love of life will be missed by his family and many friends. A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 28, 2004, at 3:00 P.M., at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, followed by Inurnment at Metairie Cemetery at 4:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer Society.