Amy Robinson
Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP
Amy Robinson is a skilled litigator with a broad range of experience representing individuals and groups whose rights have been violated. Ms. Robinson represents employees who have faced discrimination, sexual harassment, and wage-and-hour violations; prisoners and victims of police misconduct in civil rights matters brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983; and consumers in class action lawsuits. She has also successfully defended individuals accused of misdemeanors and felonies in criminal court. Ms. Robinson has considerable trial experience and has negotiated numerous favorable settlements for her clients.
Prior to joining GSA in 2018, Ms. Robinson worked for several years at Stoll, Glickman & Bellina, a civil rights law firm in Brooklyn, where she served as lead counsel in dozens of civil rights cases. Previously, she clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis in the Southern District of New York.
Ms. Robinson received her J.D. from CUNY School of Law in 2013, where she served as Managing Editor of the CUNY Law Review and participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic. As a member of the Moot Court team, Ms. Robinson received awards for Best Appellate Brief and First Place Team. She was the recipient of the BLSA M. Shanara Gilbert Criminal Justice and Human Rights Fellowship.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
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Contingent Fees
Contingency fee agreement entered into whenever possible.
- New York
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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- English
- Spanish
- Counsel
- Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP
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- Attorney
- Stoll, Glickman & Bellina, LLP
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- Attorney
- Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin
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- Law Clerk
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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- Legal Intern
- Office of the Appellate Defender
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- Student-Attorney
- Main Street Legal Services Criminal Defense Clinic
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- Legal Intern
- The Bronx Defenders
- Haywood Burns Legal Intern
- Community Service Society
- City University of New York - Queens College
- J.D. (2013)
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- Swarthmore College
- B.A. (2004)
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- National Lawyer’s Guild National Police Accountability Project
- Member
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- National Employment Lawyers Association/New York
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- New York City Bar Association Committee on Corrections & Community Reentry
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- National Lawyer’s Guild Parole Preparation Project
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- Evaluation as the Proper Function of the Parole Board: An Analysis of New York State’s Proposed SAFE Parole Act
- City University of New York Law Review
