Robynne's practice includes resolving employer/employee disputes and complex construction disputes though negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. As a construction lawyer, she has negotiated and drafted virtually every type of construction contract, including design build agreements, teaming agreements, and contracts between architects, owners and subcontractors. She was the contract administrator of XO Communications construction program, including management of a $200 million master design build construction agreement. She has represented numerous employers in defending handicap, race, age, and sex discrimination and harassment claims before the EEOC, the WSHRC and in mediation and litigation. She has also successfully represented employers in enforcing covenants not to compete and reviewed numerous employment policies and handbooks and has also assisted many clients in construction related labor issues such as establishing dual gates and the use of project labor agreements.

Education:
University of Colorado School of Law, J.D. (1989)

• President, Class of 1989
• Co-Founder, Teaching Excellence Committee

Admissions:

• Washington State Bar Association
• Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• Member, Construction Law
• American Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Member, Forum on the Construction Industry
• King County Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Alaska Bar Association (Inactive)

• Design Build Institute of America
• Secretary Northwest Chapter, 2006-2008
• National Speaker for Contracts and Risk Management Course
• Designated Design Build Professional
• Member DBIA National Conference Planning Committee 2007
• Northwest Women's Law Center
• Member, Board of Directors, Executive Committee 1996-2000
• Chair, 1997 and 1998 Leadership Breakfast
• Chair, 2000 and 2002 Gala Dinner
• AGC Construction Industry Human Resources Forum
• Association of Women Attorneys with Real Experience (“AWARE”)
• President, 2006

Bar Memberships:

• Washington State Bar
• Federal Court, Western District of Washington
• Federal Court, Eastern District of Washington
• Federal Court, Alaska
• Court of Federal Claims
• Alaska State Bar (inactive)

• “Meeting of the Minds: Reconciling the Design After Contract Award” DBIA National Conference, Grapevine, TX Oct. 2007 (scheduled)
• Trainer for DBIA Instructor Workshop, Oct. 2006, Nov. 2007
• “Limitations of Liability: Do they Really Work? (Part 2)” Design Build Dateline, July 2006
• “Limitations of Liability: Do they Really Work? (Part 1)” Design Build Dateline, June 2006
• “Design-Build Contract and Risk Management” Design Build Institute of America, multiple locations across the country
• “Building a Foundation for Managing Complex Construction Law Issues in Washington,” National Business Institute, February 2006
• “DBIA Holds Forum on Risk Allocation,” Design Build Dateline, December 2005
• “Legal Aspects of Building Information Modeling Systems,” Design Build Institute of America Northwest Chapter, American Institute of Architects, December 2005, Design Build Magazine, February 2006
• “Update on Washington Wage and Hour Law and the Employee Reference Safe Harbor,” AGC HR Roundtable, October 2005
• “There is no 'I' in Team, but there is a 'U' in Lawsuit; Enforceability Issues in Teaming Agreements,” Design Build Dateline, June 2005
• “Analyzing, Pursuing and Resolving Construction Claims in Washington” Professional Education Systems Institute, April 2004
• “Successful Design-Build Delivery,” Design Build Institute of America/National Institutes of Health, February 2004
• “Retailiation in the Workplace,” Labor and Employment Law Seminar, The Seminar Group, August 2003, August 2004
• “Successful Design - Build Project Delivery,” Design Build Institute of America, July 2003, October 2003
• “Construction Law Section Midyear Meeting,” Washington State Bar Association, June 2003
• “Employment Discrimination and Harassment,” Approach Management Services March 2003, August 2003, September 2003, February 2004, March 2004, May 2004
• “Construction Claims,” The Seminar Group, September 2002
• “Construction Issues in Washington,” Lorman Education Services, May 2002
• “Public Procurement Private Construction Law Section Mid-Year,” Washington State Bar Association, May 2000