Stephen M. Robinson
Partner
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Phone: 401-400-3841
Fax: 401-783-3670
Email:
Stephen M. Robinson, a partner in the Robinson & Clapham law firm, brings a rare combination of professional acumen, zealous advocacy and personal concern for the client to his law practice.
Areas of Practice
- Education Law
- Special Education Law
- Personal Injury
- Employment Law
- State, Local and Municipal Law
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law
- Litigation and Appeals
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
- Juris Doctorate – 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