Brian Robinson

• Civil procedure;
• Drafting settlement agreements;
• Negotiating settlements;
• Processing real estate transactions;
• Employment law;
• Real estate ownership dispute resolution;
• Business owner dispute resolution;
• Not-for-profit formation and operation;
• Preparing Wills and related documents.

• Successfully defended multiple clients facing default judgments;
• Drafted numerous settlement agreements for pending court matters, and out of court disputes involving individual and business clients;
• Acted as counsel in over $20MM worth of real estate transactions;
• Facilitated favorable outcomes for clients facing employment related disputes;
• Successfully advised parties engaged in real property ownership disputes, with co-owners and/or banks;
• Successfully argued summary judgment motion on behalf of corporate manufacturing client in shareholder lawsuit alleging fraud;
• Provided advice to small and large not-for-profit organizations, including facilitating the revision/formation of one organization’s employee handbook;
• Advised numerous clients planning to pass their assets after death and drafted all necessary documents.

Principal

B.K. Robinson Law, P.C., New York, NY  (June 2023-Present)

• Engaged in the representation of entrepreneurs and corporate clients in New York federal and state courts involved in business disputes;
• Engaged in the representation of entrepreneurs and corporate clients during out of court settlements of business disputes;
• Engaged in the representation of individual clients pursuing employment discrimination claims;
• Engaged in the representation of individuals or entities seeking adjudication of real estate ownership disputes;
• Engaged in the co-administration of the overall law firm practice, including, but not limited to, conflicts clearance and resolving other legal ethics issues.
• Engaged in advising clients planning to pass their assets after death, as well as advising clients in the administration of existing estates for deceased relatives.

Partner

Taylor Louis, LLP, New York, NY  (December 2013-June 2023)

• Engaged in the representation of entrepreneurs and corporate clients in New York federal and state courts involved in business disputes;
• Engaged in the representation of individual clients pursuing employment discrimination claims;
• Engaged in the representation of individuals or entities seeking adjudication of real estate ownership disputes;
• Engaged in the co-administration of the overall law firm practice, including, but not limited to, conflicts clearance and resolving other legal ethics issues.

Solo Practitioner

Law Offices of Brian K. Robinson, P.C., N.Y., N.Y. (February 2005-December 2013)

• Represented clients in civil and commercial litigation matters;
• Commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters;
• Consumer debt matters;
• Domestic relations matters;
• Real estate matters;
• Artist-manager contract negotiation;
• Incorporations;
• IRS tax exemption applications;
• Will preparation;
• Estate administration;
• Film production;
• Negotiated settlements prior to, or after, the commencement of litigation;
• Represented the City of New York during investigative hearings related to personal injury and property damage claims filed against it.

Assistant Managing Clerk

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, N.Y., N.Y.  (December 2000-February 2005)

• Responsible for the accuracy of procedural due dates input into the Firm’s litigation database;
• Managed and processed attorney requests for information and documents relating to nationwide federal and state actions, utilizing Internet resources, including PACER;
• Coordinated the filing of documents with the New York area federal and state courts, including ECF;
• Researched various federal and state procedural issues and advised attorneys;
• Assisted in managing the continued growth and development of the Firm’s national internal docket control capability;
• Assisted in the development and management of the Firm’s memoranda of law database;
• Assisted in the Firm’s litigation business development efforts.

Juris Doctorate 
Fordham University School of Law, N.Y., N.Y. (May 2001)

Baccalaureate Degree, International Relations—with Honors 
New York University, N.Y., N.Y. (May 1995)

• New York State;
•  United States District Court, Southern District of New York;
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York.