Background
Robinson III, William P. was born on January 30, 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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William P. Robinson III
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Université de Louvain, Belgium (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). University of Rhode Island (Master of Arts, 1966). University of Connecticut (Doctor of Philosophy, 1971).
Boston College Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1975).
Career
Worked at Edwards & Angell (Providence, Rhode Island) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Rhode Island and United States. District Court, District of Rhode Island.
1976, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1977, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1985, Massachusetts; 1989, United States.
Supreme Court.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Topics Editor, Boston College Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: "Tort Liability of Owners of Land," 20 Annual Survey of Massachusetts Law 325 (Boston College Law Review), 1973.
"Testimonial Privilege and the School Guidance Counselor," 25 Syracuse Law Review 911, 1974. Law Clerk, United States.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1975-1977.
Member, Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, 1992. Member, Board of Federal Bar Examiners (District of Rhode Island), 1994. Member, East Greenwich School Committee, 1988(Chairman, Legal Subcommittee, 1988-1994.
Chairman, Policy Subcommittee, 1992).
Member: Rhode Island Bar Association. Edwards & Angell is a full-service law firm with over 180 attorneys.
Since our founding in 1894, the Firm has steadily evolved into a major regional law firm with offices in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island. New York City; Boston, Massachusetts.
Hartford, Connecticut.
Short Hills, New Jersey. And Palm Beach, Florida.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, 1992. Member, Board of Federal Bar Examiners (District of Rhode Island), 1994. Member, East Greenwich School Committee, 1988(Chairman, Legal Subcommittee, 1988-1994.
Chairman, Policy Subcommittee, 1992).
Member: Rhode Island Bar Association.
