Robert L. Solt III - a Toledo, OH Labor & Employment Lawyer

Toledo Labor & Employment Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Labor & Employment
Litigation – Employment Law
Litigation – Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Compensation

Litigation: 30%

Attorney Information

Overview

ROBERT L. SOLT, III has practiced law in Toledo, Ohio, with Bugbee & Conkle, LLP continuously since 1984. Rob concentrates his practice in all areas of workers' compensation law representing employers before the Industrial Commission of Ohio, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and in trial and appellate courts throughout Ohio, including Lucas, Wood, Erie, Allen, Hancock, Richland, Defiance, and Franklin counties. Rob has represented employers before the Self-Insured Employer Evaluation Board, Bureau of Workers' Compensation Adjudicating Committee regarding matters of self-insurance and represents employers in hearings before the Industrial Commission on compensation and disability claims of injured workers at the Commission's hearing districts, located in Toledo, Lima, Mansfield, Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Portsmouth, among others. Rob is a frequent lecturer to employer groups, bar associations, companies, and self-insurers associations throughout Ohio. He also provides in-plant trainings.

Rob attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors in 1981. While at Miami, he was an officer in the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Rob received his Juris Doctor degree from the Toledo College of Law in 1984 and has been a partner with Bugbee & Conkle since 1989. Rob's peers selected him for inclusion in the 1999-2000 edition of Best Lawyers in America and has received and maintained an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell.

Rob is a former trustee and past two time president of the Northwest Ohio Self-Insurers Association and has served as chairman and secretary of the Worker' Compensation Committee of the Toledo Bar Association. He is a past member and chairman of the Sylvania Planning Commission, Sylvania Civil Service Commission, and Architectural Board of Review. Rob has also served as a member of the Sylvania School Board Facilities Committee and been active in the Boy Scouts of America. He is an Eagle Scout. Rob has also served as a member of the Sylvania Academic Excellence Foundation and President of Bittersweet Farms, Inc. , a facility for adults with autism. Rob is a founding member of the Great Black Swamp Frogs Base Ball Club which performs historical re-enactments of Civil War baseball and is a member of Sons of the American Revolution.

Rob has resided in the Toledo area since 1981, is married and has 2 adult children and four grandchildren. Outside of his law practice, he enjoys sports, travel and reading.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Other Sources of Feedback About Robert L. Solt III

Included on the 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1984
  Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
- Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1981
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: With Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Representative Clients

State ex rel. Gibson v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, 39 Ohio St.3d 319 (1998)

Representative Cases

State ex rel. Gibson v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, 39 Ohio St.3d 319 (1998)

Bar Admissions

Ohio, 1984
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2000

Other Affiliations

Ohio State Bar Association (Workers’ Compensation Section)
Toledo Bar Association (Workers’ Compensation Committee)

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Contact

Toledo, OH

PNC Bank Building
405 Madison Avenue
Suite 1900
Toledo, OH 43604

Directions

Phone: 419-491-4258

Fax: (419) 244-7145

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.bugbeelawyers.com

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

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