Practice Emphasis 
Employment law including employer/employee disputes including wrongful discharge, retirement and severance, Title VII claims, wage and hour issues, ERISA/trust funds, union issues and more.

Education 
Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, summa cum laude, (Business/Economics) 1979, State University of New York

Juris Doctor, 1982, Villanova University School of Law

Appointed to Association of American Economists, 1979

Representative Cases 
Acted as lead counsel in a successful multimillion-dollar wage class action against a Ford dealership.

Acted as lead counsel defending a large class action wage case against a regional employer.

Defended at trial a successful wrongful termination claim by an upper-level manager against a regional employer.

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.

Recovered 100% of an insurance reimbursement claim contested by an insurance carrier.

Successfully prosecuted a multi-plaintiff sexual harassment claim against Snohomish County. More information about this case in the Herald News.

Received 100% reimbursement for all attorneys fees incurred in the defense of her client representing a manufacturer being sued for breach of contract.

Noteworthy 
Top Lawyer, Seattle Magazine, 2007

Presentations 
2006 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
Topic: Lost: Learning Office Survival Techniques.

Business Law. Most recently, Robin has addressed the Women’s Business Owners Association and the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Employment Law. She 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

Publications 
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

Professional and Civic 
American Bar Association

King County Bar Association

Washington State Bar Association

Washington State Trial Lawyers Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

Pennsylvania State Bar Association

American Cancer Society

Open Window School

The Overlake School

Guild President for Children’s Hospital & Medical Center



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