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UB Greensfelder Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 List
August 20, 2026
Licensed in Ohio and North Carolina, Robin is a skilled and accomplished commercial litigator and trial attorney and represents clients in a wide range of private and public sector litigation. Robin consistently delivers proven results for clients in matters involving trust and estate litigation, business torts, complex contract litigation, and real estate matters including commercial foreclosures, lease disputes, eminent domain, and zoning.
Robin has consistently been recognized by Super Lawyers® in Ohio and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Litigation since 2021, including as "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - Real Estate in Cleveland.
Prior to joining UB Greensfelder, Robin was chief trial counsel for Cuyahoga County and a litigation partner with the national law firm of Thompson Hine LLP.
- Ohio University (B.S., 1983)
- Scripps School of Journalism
- University of Xalapa, Veracruz, Junior Year Abroad
- Cleveland State University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996)
- Co-Editor, The Gavel
- Ohio
- North Carolina
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow, 2025-present)
- Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Panel of Business Mediators (Court-appointed Mediator, 2018-present)
- Cleveland State University College of Law (Member, Board of Visitors, 2022-present)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2021-2024, 2009-2011; Member, Bar Admissions, 2022-2024; Member, Grievance Committee, 2023-present; Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1997-2001)
- Cleveland Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- Cleveland State University Law Alumni Association (President, 2022-2023; Member; Executive Board, 2018-present; Life Member)
- William K. Thomas Inn of Court (Barrister, 2016-2019; Bencher 2023-present)
- Cleveland Civic Leadership Institute (Class of 2011)
- National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) (Member, 2018-2020)
- Cleveland State University College of Law (Adjunct Professor, Fall 2025)
- City of Brecksville Planning Commission (2024-2027 term)
- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (Pro Bono Attorney)
- Ohio Center for Law Related Activities (Presiding Judge, Mock Trial Competitions)
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Faculty Member)
- Western Reserve Academy (Mock Trial Instructor, 2012-2016)
- Brecksville Center for the Arts (Past President/Chair, Board of Trustees)
- Named Best Lawyers Litigation-Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland (2023, 2026)
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Real Estate; Commercial Litigation (2021-2026)
- Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list (2013, 2020-2026)
- Inducted into The Community Commitment Honor Society, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (2024)
- President’s Award for Service to the Cleveland State University Law Alumni Association (2021-2022)
- Crain’s Cleveland Business General and In-House Counsel Awards, Government Division (2015)
- Award for Outstanding Service to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (2011 and 2024)
- YWCA Women of Professional Excellence (2008)
- Burton Award for Legal Achievement in Writing (2005)
