Amy Robinson

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.

City University of New York - Queens College

J.D. (2013)

2010 - 2013

Swarthmore College

B.A. (2004)

2000 - 2004

Counsel

Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP

2018 - Current

Attorney

Stoll, Glickman & Bellina, LLP

2015 - 2018

Attorney

Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin

2014 - 2015

Law Clerk

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

2013 - 2014

Legal Intern

Office of the Appellate Defender

2012 - 2013

Student-Attorney

Main Street Legal Services Criminal Defense Clinic

2012 - 2013

Legal Intern

The Bronx Defenders

2012

Haywood Burns Legal Intern

Community Service Society

2011

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

National Lawyer’s Guild National Police Accountability Project

Member

Current

National Employment Lawyers Association/New York

Member

Current

New York City Bar Association Committee on Corrections & Community Reentry

Member

Current

National Lawyer’s Guild Parole Preparation Project

Member

Current

New York

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

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