Trial attorney Robert J. Lantzy has been with the Buckfire Law Firm in Southfield for 15 years. He concentrates his practice in several areas of civil litigation, including lead paint exposure and child lead poisoning, mold exposure and cases involving other general environmental contamination, and has been named a “Super Lawyer.”
A member of the American Bar Association, the Michigan Association for Justice, and the Macomb County Bar Association, Lantzy attended Central Michigan University and is a cum laude graduate from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University.
Lantzy and his wife of 20 years, Barbara, live in Macomb Township with their son, 10, and daughter, 8.
By Jo Mathis
Legal News
Favorite local hangouts: With two children, hangouts have been sports fields, bounce houses, trampoline parks, and establishments celebrating kids’ birthdays. Friday nights are usually reserved for watching high school football teams my father used to coach.
Favorite websites: Buckfirelaw.com; Yahoo.com and Digg.com for daily national news and entertainment.
What is your most treasured material possession? Our family home—it has provided so many awesome memories, from raising children to spending time with our families and friends.
What are your proudest moments as a lawyer? Having my cousin Jeff Buehner move for my admission to the practice of law in the Oakland County Circuit Court; being personally complimented by a federal judge concerning a federal court trial when I was a young lawyer; and all the wonderful calls, letters and reviews from clients. There is nothing better than a heartfelt thank you from a client telling me how happy they were with my representation and how I personally made them—and their family members—feel throughout the litigation process.
What was always written on your grade school report card? “Bobby is a pleasure to have in class. He is a hard worker and motivated to succeed at whatever he does. He gets along well with all of his classmates.”
What is your happiest childhood memory? Summers at our family cottage in Caseville.
What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received? My mother was checking out a local business recently. The women behind the counter asked if I was her son. She told my mother she didn’t have many friends in school and was often teased. She told my mother I was always friendly and kind to her.
When you were considering law school, what was Plan B? Buy a fast food franchise or build some quarter car washes.
What would surprise people about your job? That it never feels like work. I often tell my kids to find a career they love no matter what it is or how much it pays.
What do you wish someone would invent? Something that would create everlasting global peace, mutual respect, and compassion, and a respect for our environment.
When you look back into the past, what do you miss most? Youthful spirit and body.
What is your most typical mood? Joyful.
If you could have witnessed any event in history, what would it be? Whatever was happening the 24 hours before the Big Bang.
If you could trade places with someone for a day, who would that be? No one.
What question do you most often ask yourself? My family's happiness is of the utmost importance to me. There’s nothing better than putting a smile on their faces. So I often ask myself, “What else can I do to make my wife and kids happy?”
What’s the most awe-inspiring place you’ve ever been? Anywhere with a view of a starry night sky.
What’s something you changed your mind about recently? Whether or not I was willing to move to a new home.
What word do you overuse? “Great” or “dude." My wife and kids would say the latter.
What is one thing you would like to learn to do? Pilot a plane.
What is something most people don’t know about you? There is not one musical style I do not enjoy.
What is the best advice you ever received? To focus on today, and live in the present.
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