Robert W. Wilkinson

Rob Wilkinson is a construction attorney with almost 25 years of experience handling construction defect and property damage claims. He has successfully prosecuted construction defect claims for the owners of single-family homes, apartments, condominiums, hotels, retirement centers, municipal and school district properties, and commercial buildings.

In addition to construction defect claims, Rob drafts and negotiates construction and design contracts, and handles disputes that may arise during the course of construction.

Rob has written articles on construction law and is a frequent speaker on construction topics. He serves as an arbitrator with the Arbitration Service of Portland. He is a member of the Construction Sections of the Oregon State Bar and the American Bar Association, the Inns of Court, and the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, where he serves on the Publication Committee. He is also a member of Community Association Institute’s Education Committee and the Multnomah Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Committee. Rob devotes volunteer time to Legal Aid Services of Oregon, representing victims of domestic violence in contested restraining order hearings. Rob has been on the Oregon Super Lawyers list annually going back to 2015, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America every year since 2018.

Rob got his start in construction during college, working for a small general contractor. After college, Rob was in the U.S. Peace Corps in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and then worked in New Mexico with at-risk youth. Rob graduated from the University of Oregon Law School and followed that with a clerkship for a federal judge in Portland. Rob then worked for almost 22 years in construction law at the Ball Janik law firm. In January 2023, Rob formed a small construction firm and then found his way to join PDX Construction early in 2026.