Robin Williams Phillips  Principal

Education

• Bachelor of Science (Business/Economics), magna cum laude, summa cum laude, 1979, State University of New York 
• Juris Doctor, 1982, Villanova University School of Law 

Representative Cases

• Robin acted as lead counsel in a successful multimillion-dollar wage class action against a Ford dealership. 
• Robin acted as lead counsel defending a large class-action wage case against a regional employer.
• In a claim contested by an insurance carrier, Robin recovered 100 percent of an insurance reimbursement for her client.
• Robin defended at trial a successful wrongful termination claim by an upper-level manager against a regional employer. She successfully defended a breach of a non-compete clause while at the same time prevailing on a counterclaim for tortious interference with contractual relations for the employer.
• Robin successfully prosecuted a multi-plaintiff sexual harassment claim against Snohomish County. 
• Representing a manufacturer being sued for breach of contract, Robin received 100 percent reimbursement for all attorney fees incurred in the defense of her client. 

Bar Admissions

• American Bar Association 
• Washington State Bar Association 
• Washington State Trial Lawyers Association 
• King County Bar Association  
• New Jersey State Bar Association 
• Pennsylvania State Bar Association 

Professional & Civic

• Named a “Top Lawyer’ by Seattle magazine, 2007
• Appointed to Association of American Economists, 1979 
• Volunteer, American Cancer Society 
• Volunteer, The Overlake School
• Guild President for Children’s Hospital & Medical Center 

Presentations

• Jury Awards $185,000 to Former Administrator, Wenatchee World
• Bias Suit Testimony: Investigation Inappropriate, Wenatchee World
• Former Eastmont Employee Won Most of her Claims, Wenatchee World
• Firing An Employee Can Be A Legal Mine Field, Puget Sound Business Journal
• 2006 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. Topic--Lost: Learning Office Survival Techniques. 
• Business Law--Most recently, Robin addressed the Women’s Business Owners Association and the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. 
• Employment Law--Robin teaches many seminars throughout the year to Human Resource professionals through Lorman Education Services. Recent seminar topics include: 
  
  - Employee Documentation and Discharge, 2003-2006 
  - Employee Records and Documentation, 2004-2005 
  - Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements 
  - Risk Management on the Firing Process, 2003-2006 
  - Sexual Harassment Awareness 
  - Wage and Hour Regulations, 2004-2006