Stephen M. Robinson
Partner
Location:
Providence, Rhode Island
Phone:
401-331-6565 (Providence)
401-783-3600 (Wakefield)
401-783-3600 (Wakefield)
Fax:
401-331-7888
Email:
Areas of Practice
- Education Law
- Special Education Law
- Personal Injury
- Employment Law
- State, Local and Municipal Law
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law
- Litigation and Appeals
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Rhode Island, 1978
- U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1978
- Brown University, Providence, RI
- B.A, - 1972
- Major: Anthropology
Published Works
- School Finance Litigation - The Viability of Bringing Suit on the RI Federal District Court, 5 Roger Williams U.L. Rev. 441, 2000
Representative Cases
- City of Pawtucket v. Sundlun, 662 A.2d 40, 102 Ed. Law Rep. 235 (R.I. 1995)
- Department of Corrections of State of R.I. v. Tucker, 657 A.2d 546 (R.I. 1995)
- School Committee of Town of Johnston v. Johnston Federation of Teachers, 652 A.2d 976, 97 Ed. Law Rep. 403 (R.I. 1995)
- Pawtucket School Committee v. Pawtucket Teachers' Alliance, 652 A.2d 970, 97 Ed. Law Rep. 400 (R.I. 1995)
- Vose v. Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers, 587 A.2d 913 (R.I. 1991)
Representative Clients
- Pawtucket School Committee
- Providence School Committee
- Tiverton School Committee
Past Employment Positions
- Asquith, Mahoney & Robinson, Partner, 1994 - 2002
- Asquith, Merolla, Anderson & Kane, Partner, 1983 - 1994
- R. I. Department of Corrections, Litigation Counsel, 1981 - 1985
- Ward, McCarthy & Robinson, Partner, 1980 - 1983
- State of Rhode Island, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1979 - 1980
- Cumberland High School, Cumberland, Rhode Island, Public School Teacher, 1972 - 1979
