Robert Thomas Hicks practices in the areas of civil litigation and white collar defense in Holland & Knight's Northern Virginia office. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Hicks was a Pro Se Law Clerk in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. While the Pro Se Law Clerk, Mr. Hicks interacted daily with all the district court judges of the Alexandria Division on a wide variety of civil and criminal matters. Mr. Hicks’ practice involves both litigation and arbitration of contract and construction disputes, and other business disputes in a wide variety of business disciplines (telecommunications, natural gas, information technology, hospitality, and government contracts). Based on this experience, Mr. Hicks advises companies in a variety of potential litigation matters and regularly represents clients in: the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk Divisions); the Circuit Courts for Fairfax County, Arlington County, Prince William County, Loudoun County, Fauquier County and the City of Alexandria.