Attorney David A. Robinson

        David was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1953. He earned a B.A. in economics in 1974 from George Washington University and J.D. in 1977 from Washington University in St. Louis. He was a senior editor of the Washington University Law Review. He returned to Springfield, was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1977, and practiced law in Springfield from 1977 to 2008.  
         In 1997 David, who had not married, met a woman from North Haven, Connecticut. They have been a couple ever since. David moved to Connecticut in 2002; married the woman (Esther) in 2003; was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 2006; and taught human resource management, business law, and business ethics at the University of New Haven from 2005 to 2014. In 2021, having much free time during the COVID pandemic, he enriched his knowledge of industrial psychology and HR management by earning an M.S. in psychology from Purdue University Global. In 2024 he served on an interim basis as associate counsel for employment and human resources at Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA). 

CASES DAVID BRIEFED AND ARGUED IN APPELLATE COURTSStonehill College v. Massachusetts Comm'n Against Discrimination,  
  441 Mass. 549, 808 N.E.2d 205 (2004)O’Brien v. Town of Agawam, 350 F.3d 279 (1st Cir. 2003)Dalrymple v. Town of Winthrop, 50 Mass.App.Ct. 611, 740 N.E.2d 204 (2000)Armstrong v. Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 30 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 1994)Draghetti v. Chmielewski, 416 Mass. 808, 626 N.E.2d 862 (1994)Commonwealth v. Alabarces, 385 Mass. 1012, 434 N.E.2d 205 (1982)Commonwealth v. Therrien, 383 Mass. 529, 420 N.E.2d 897 (1981)Bell v. Surveillance Unlimited, Inc., 9 Mass.App.Ct. 835, 399 N.E.2d 509 (1980)Commonwealth v. Ronayne, 8 Mass.App.Ct. 421, 395 N.E.2d 350 (1979)Commonwealth v. Cotter, 8 Mass.App.Ct. 476, 395 N.E.2d 488 (1979)

           David and Esther Robinson, Fenway Park, Boston
                  2013 World Series game 6, Oct. 30, 2013

            Esther and David at Rock of Gibraltar, Spain-Gibraltar, July 6, 2012

  Esther and David at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, July 26, 2019

         Esther, David, and Laura at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas                                                                                Feb. 19, 2022

Esther and David on the Isle of Capri, Italy, March 18, 2007.  

David was the legal correspondent for WWLP-TV 22, the NBC affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the late 1980s. 

Esther and David Robinson at the White House, May 18, 2024. They were in Washington for David's 50-year reunion at George Washington University.

DAVID'S BOOKS AND PARTIAL LIST OF HIS ARTICLES 
David A. Robinson, Faith-Based Human Resource Management, 2024
    (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing)
David A. Robinson, A One-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
    Equality for All, 2023 (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing)
David A. Robinson, Amending the Constitution to Reduce Gun Violence, 2023
    (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing)
David A. Robinson, CBA Legal Researchers and Writers Community List, 
    CT Lawyer (Connecticut Bar Association magazine), May/June 2021    
David A. Robinson, Workplace Discrimination Prevention Manual: Tips for 
    Executives, Managers, and Students to Increase Productivity and Reduce 
    Litigation (Archway Publishing 2013)
David A. Robinson & Robert G. Brody, “Employers Beware—Big Changes
    Expected Under Obama,” Fairfield County Business Journal, Nov. 17, 2008,
    p. 37David A. Robinson & Robert G. Brody, “Connecticut Supreme Court Review
    — Employment Law,” Connecticut Law Tribune supplement, Sept. 15, 
    2008, p. 5
David A. Robinson, A Legal and Ethical Handbook for Ending Discrimination
    in the Workplace (Paulist Press 2003)David A. Robinson, “Caps Are Needed on Emotional Distress Damages”
    Business West (monthly newspaper in western Massachusetts), June 1999,
    p. 50
David A. Robinson, “Ending the ‘Pretext Only/Pretext Plus’ Debate”
    (discussion of “pretext” in employment discrimination law) Massachusetts
    Lawyers Weekly, Aug. 17, 1998, p. 11
David A. Robinson, Some Attorneys Find Happiness Selling Their Services
     "Wholesale.” Law Practice Management (American Bar Association
     magazine) July/August 1997
David A. Robinson, Practicing Law Without Clients: Making a Living as a
     Freelance Lawyer (American Bar Association 1996) David A. Robinson, "Wholesale Legal Services: A Viable Career Alternative,"
     Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal, April 1995, p. 2David A. Robinson, Discovery of the Plaintiff’s Mental Health History in an
     Employment Discrimination Case, 16 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 55 (1994)
David A. Robinson, “Let’s Cure Referencephobia” (why employers needn’t
     be quite as fearful of lawsuits when giving job references as many
     employers are, and what employers can do to improve the flow of useful
     information about employees), Business West, Feb. 1993David A. Robinson, “Both Sides Now: Executive Women and Employment
     Discrimination,” Women Unlimited (monthly magazine in western
     Massachusetts), Nov. 1992David A. Robinson, “Age Discrimination: A Short Guide and a Practical Tip”
     Chamber Channels (Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
     newsletter), June 1992David A. Robinson, “Dissenters Need Not Apply: Private Employees and
     Free Speech” Massachusetts Bar Association Labor and Employment
     Section News, April 1992David A. Robinson, Redefining the Advocate’s Role: A Contract Theory of
     Legal Ethics. 3 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 409 (1981)
 With grandson Evan at his UCONN graduation, May 4, 2024

                                   Esther and David in Paris, Sept. 4, 2010

Attorney David A. Robinson

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