Robert H. Joost
Lawyer
Robert H. Joost was an American lawyer and public-policy specialist best known for his work on no-fault automobile insurance. He served on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee staff and later wrote Automobile Insurance and No-Fault Law, a major legal treatise on the subject. [1]
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Career and work
Joost graduated from Yale University and earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He briefly taught at New England School of Law and worked for a New York law firm before moving to Washington. [1]
In 1972, he joined the staff of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, where he worked on legislation involving no-fault automobile insurance and other policy areas. He later published Automobile Insurance and No-Fault Law and continued producing annual supplements until his retirement. [1]
Joost also held legal and public-service roles with several federal and District of Columbia bodies. [1]