Q. What is your background?

A. I was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1953. I moved to neighboring Longmeadow in 1961. I earned my B.A. in Economics at George Washington University in 1974 and my J.D. at Washington University in St. Louis in 1977. I was a senior editor of the law review at Washington U. Later in 1977, I returned to Springfield and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. I practiced law in Springfield from 1977 to 2008. I was a general practitioner from 1977 to 1991, then practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment law, usually on the side of the employer, from 1992 to 2008. Throughout my legal career in Massachusetts, I always devoted part of my time to doing legal research and writing for other lawyers. I really enjoy doing legal research and writing.

I was an adjunct (part-time) professor at Western New England College (now Western New England University, or WNEU) School of Law from 1979 to 1982. I was a part-time TV reporter (I covered law, politics, and some other topics) at WWLP-TV (Channel 22) in Springfield in 1987 and 1988. I was a part-time regulatory compliance analyst at Aetna Life and Casualty Company in Hartford from 1990 to 1992. I was a visiting lecturer at Westfield State College (now Westfield State University) in 2000. I was a senior lecturer at WNEU School of Business from 2001 to 2005. I have taught at UNH (University of New Haven) since 2005. I was an adjunct professor at UNH from 2005 to mid-2010, and since mid-2010 I have been a practitioner-in-residence at UNH.

I did not get married until I was 50 years old, in 2003. I married a woman from the New Haven area. We decided to live in her home in the New Haven area rather than in my home in Massachusetts. From 2003 to 2008, I commuted from her home to my office in Springfield, which is 60 miles each way. I got tired of this long commute, so I gradually closed my Massachusetts law practice. I became a member of the Connecticut Bar in 2006. 

Q. What courses do you teach at the University of New Haven?

A. I teach Economics 629 (Business and Society),
Communications 420 (Communications and the Law),
and Criminal Justice 217 (Criminal Procedure I). I also
occasionally teach Management 645 (Management of
Human Resources) and Law 674 (Business Law and
the Regulatory Environment, a course in UNH's
Emerging Leaders MBA program).  

Q.  Have you been counsel in any published cases,
and have you written any books or articles?

A.  Yes. A partial list of my cases and writings
appears below.

Reported (published) appellate cases

Stonehill College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, 441 Mass. 549, 808 N.E.2d 205 (2004)

O'Brien v. Town of Agawam, 350 F.3d 279 (1st Cir. 2003)

Dalrymple v. Town of Winthrop, 50 Mass. App. Ct. 611, 740 N.E.2d 204 (2000)

Armstrong v. Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 30 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 1994)

Draghetti v. Chmielewski, 416 Mass. 808, 626 N.E.2d 862 (1994) 

Commonwealth v. Alabarces, 385 Mass. 1012, 434 N.E.2d 205 (1982)

Commonwealth v. Therrien, 383 Mass. 529, 420 N.E.2d 897 (1981)

Bell v. Surveillance Unlimited, Inc., 9 Mass. App. Ct. 835, 399 N.E.2d 509 (1980)

Commonwealth v. Cotter, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 476, 395 N.E.2d 488 (1979)

Commonwealth v. Ronayne, 8 Mass. App. Ct. 421, 395 N.E.2d 350 (1979)  

Books

David A. Robinson, Prevent Discrimination in the Workplace: A Practical, Inspirational Guide for Employers (self-published on my website, 2009)

David A. Robinson, A Legal and Ethical Handbook for Ending Discrimination in the Workplace (New York: Paulist Press 2003; ISBN No. 0-8091-4138-8)

David A. Robinson, Understanding and Preventing Employee Lawsuits in Massachusetts: A Guide for Employers (self-published 1999; second edition 2001; ISBN Number 0-9674-688-1-7)

 David and his wife in Paris, Sept. 4, 2010.

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