Geoffrey L. Robinson

Background

Robinson, Geoffrey L. was born on June 7, 1955 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Education

Diablo Valley College. University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). University of Virginia Law School.

Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).

Associate Note Editor, Committee/Ent Law Journal, 1982-1983.

Career

Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California. 1994, United States. Supreme Court.

Associate Note Editor, Committee/Ent Law Journal, 1982-1983.

Law Clerk, Honorable Thomas J. MacBride, United States. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1983-1984.

Extern, Honorable Joseph T. Sneed, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, 1982.

Author: Note, "Media Access to Videotapes in Criminal Trials," 4:3 Committee/Ent Law Journal (1983).

Company-Author: "Action Guide - Meeting Statutory Deadlines, Contractual and Financial Injury Litigation" (Continuing Education of the Bar 1990). "Action Guide - Meeting Statutory Deadlines, Real Property and Land Use Litigation" (Continuing Education of the Bar 1990). "Action Guide - Handling Administrative Mandamus" (Continuing Education of the Bar 1992).

"Financing Schools in the 90"s--Senate Bill 1287: The Latest on School Fees," 2 Land Use & Environmental Forum 284, 1993.

Lecturer, University of California Extension, Davis, Riverside, Santa Cruz, 1991—. Editor, Northern District of California Digest, 1986-1990.

Recipient, State Bar of California President"s Pro Bono Service Award, 1996. Judge pro tem, Contra Costa County Superior Court, Small Claims Appeals, 1987-1993.

Member, Board of Directors, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, 1992—.

President, Contra Costa County Barristers Association, 1991-1992. Member, Pro Bono Executive Committee, American Bar Association YLD (1991-1992). (Resident, Walnut Creek Office).

Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation.

Environmental and natural resources. Healthcare; intellectual property.

Biotechnology. Antitrust and trade regulation.

Torts; product liability. Insurance; maritime; agribusiness.

White-collar crime. Appellate. Corporate.

Banking; finance. Insolvency. Real estate and land use.

Construction. Tax and employee benefits.

Labor and employment. International trade law.

Estate planning and trusts. Alternative dispute resolution.

Achievements

• Geoffrey L. Robinson has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Directors, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, 1992—. President, Contra Costa County Barristers Association, 1991-1992. Member, Pro Bono Executive Committee, American Bar Association YLD (1991-1992).

(Resident, Walnut Creek Office).