Robin is a partner in the Business Litigation and Real Estate Practice Groups, and represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation in cases involving:

  • Breach of contract, interference with business relationships, and business and partnership conflicts and torts;
  • Commercial real estate contract and lease disputes;
  • Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure and Receiverships;
  • Defense of Counterclaims arising under federal and state lending, servicing, and consumer laws; and
  • Zoning, Eminent Domain, and Nuisance Abatement.

Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Robin was an assistant county prosecutor in the civil division of the Stark County Prosecuting Attorney's office where she represented County and Township Officials in zoning, nuisance abatement, and other governmental matters.

Professional Qualifications

  • Substantial bench and jury trial experience
  • Experienced in mediation and arbitration of disputes
  • Successfully argued several cases in Ohio's courts of appeals
  • Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Ohio, the U.S. District Court for the N.D. of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Education

  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1996, cum laude, Co-Editor of the law student newspaper, The Gavel, 1994-1996
  • Ohio University, B.S., 1983, Journalism

Professional & Civic Involvement

Professional Associations

Cleveland Real Estate Women (CREW) - Cleveland
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, Board of Trustees, 2009-2011; Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1997-2001
Ohio Women's Bar Association

Community Activities

Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association - Life Member
Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association - Member, Board of Trustees
Mission Committee, UMC

Publications

  • Co-Author of "The Controversial and Evolving Issue of Eminent Domain" · Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, November 2008
  • Co-Author of "Eminent Domain Heats Up" · Scrap Magazine, March/April 2006
  • Co-Author of "Negotiating the Minefields of Electronic Discovery", 10 RICH. J.L. & TECH. 52 (2004) @http://law.richmond.edu/jolt
  • "Are Cybersmear Suits Worth the Effort?" · NE Ohio Crain Tech, September 10, 2002
  • Contributed to "Meet the Press" · Cleveland Bar Journal, September 2001
  • Employees Cyber Behavior Could Get Employer in Trouble · The Alert, Federal Bar Association, March 1998
View Related News and Publications >>

Presentations

  • Presenter, E-Discovery: Get Ready to Apply the New Fed. R. Civ. P. Changes - Recent Decisions in E-Discovery that Affect All of Us, National Business Institute, December 7, 2007
  • Presenter, Boundary Disputes: Resolving Client Conflicts, National Business Institute, November 1, 2007
  • Presenter, Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning, National Business Institute, October 19, 2007
  • Presenter, E-Discovery: Get Ready to Apply the New Fed. R. Civ. P. Changes - Recent Decisions in E-Discovery that Affect All of Us, National Business Institute, December 8, 2006

Awards & Honors

  • Burton Award for Legal Achievement, 2005
  • YWCA Women of Professional Excellence award, 2008

Foreign Languages

  • Spanish