Jeffrey A. Robinson Attorney

First Admitted: 1987, California

Professional Webpage: http://www.rrlawyers.com/California-Lawyers/jeffrey-a-robins...

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, American Bar Association, 2024
Member, Orange County Bar Association, 2024

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Secured order and judgment dismissing copyright infringement lawsuit against California Corporation pending in United States District Court in Iowa. Kendall Hunt Publishing Co. v. The Learning Tree Corp., 2022 WL 945608 (3/29/2022) (US D. Ct. N. D. Iowa, E. Div.) The dismissal was based on constitutional grounds--violation of due process based on lack of personal jurisdiction. We worked with Iowa local counsel (which we identified through Super Lawyers). , 2022
Defense of sales representation agency and owner against claims of wrongful competition by former client; resolved multi-million dollar claims by settlement., 2021
Represented Hong-Kong based start-up company in claims against U.S.-based website developer for failure to deliver functional website., 2020
Corporate dissolution--represented minority shareholder in dissolution of corporation; participation in court-ordered valuation by business valuation appraisers; litigated through issuance of valuation reports; obtain confidential settlement., 2020
Luke v. Sonoma County, 43 Cal.App. 5th 301 (2019), cert. denied, __ Ca. S.Ct. __ (2020) Represented county taxpayer/citizen in novel challenge to multimillion dollar pension increase issued without complying with Government Code obligations. , 2020
Prosecute multi-million dollar claim in federal district court, for nonpayment of commercial goods (solar panels); defend against counterclaims based on alleged late delivery; obtain unopposed summary judgment after defense is dropped, 2019
Corporate dissolution of manufacturing companies: defend against action; use mediation to negotiate settlement providing for sale of company to third parties to maximize value; assist through the marketing and eventual sale of the company, 2019, 2019
Federal court class action alleging deceptive labeling of consumer beverage; on behalf of defendant manufacturer, obtain dismissal of lawsuit prior to filing of response to complaint and without need of court approval, 2018, 2018
Defense and third-party complaint on behalf of food ingredient supplier in federal case with multi-million dollar claims involving alleged GMO contamination. Defeated summary judgment motion based on Daubert attack and secured confidential settlement before trial, 2018, 2018
Snyder & Associates v. United States, 859 F.3d 1152 (9th Cir. 2017) Represented business with claims against Internal Revenue Service; obtained reversal of federal district court's dismissal, finding grounds to assert claims under Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), published decision in United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. , 2017
LLC Dissolution--assert six-figure claims of member of limited liability company against LLC manager and co-members arising out of failure to distribute tax and property rights to the minority member; enforce terms of LLC Operating Agreement through stipulated settlement, 2016
Prosecute claim for unpaid commissions on behalf of independent sale representatives under state statue allowing for treble damages and attorneys fees; obtain confidential settlement before trial, 2016, 2016
Partnership dispute--avoid litigation by settling disputed claims between joint owners of multiple manufactured home parks; negotiate and implement a process for dividing multimillion dollar real property assets among departing owners, and sale of various parks, 2014
Rebmann v. Rohde (2011), 196 Cal. App. 4th 1283
Golden Cheese Co. of California, (1991) 230 Cal. App. 3d 727
Golden Cheese Co. of California v. Voss, (1991) 230 Cal. App. 3d 547
Wong v. Thomas Bros. Restaurant Corp., (1994) 840 F. Supp. 727
Multi-million dollar dispute among owners of property holding company; defended controlling owners against claims of mis-management; avoided expensive and risky litigation through mediated settlement; guide company owners through agreed-upon amendment of capital structure and eventual sale of real property assets, 2014

Representative Clients:

Kendall Hunt Publishing Co. v. The Learning Tree Corp., 74 F.4th 928 (8th Cir. 2023). On appeal, secured published opinion affirming order in favor of client, and dismissing lawsuit alleging copyright infringement. Dismissal based on lack of personal jurisdiction of Iowa courts over California company. We worked with Iowa co-counsel., 2023
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 2019
SourceStrike Corporation. Represented software engineering company filing complaint for breach of contract., 2021
Stremicks Heritage Foods, LLC, 2019
Direct Media Communications, Inc., 2019
California Policy Center, Inc., 2019
Horizon West Financial, Inc., 2019
Softech USA, Inc. dba GemFind, 2019

Pro bono/Community Service:

Served on Modest Means Housing Panel for Orange County Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Service, 2019

Honors/Awards:

Order of the Coif
John Welch Legal Writing Award
J. Reuben Clark Scholar
Highest possible peer-review rating in legal ability and ethical standards, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2020
Awarded annually to a lawyer for "outstanding contributions to the legal profession", J. Reuben Clark Award, J. Reuben Clark Society, Orange County Chapter, 2007

Educational Background:

BA English, Magna Cum Laude, University of Utah, 1980

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Article describing the law applicable to deciding the defense of illegality of contracts with arbitration clauses, Author, Arbitration of Disputes Over ‘Illegal’ Contracts: Who Decides the Defense of Illegality, the Court or the Arbitrator, 51 Orange County Lawyer 18 (October 2009), Legal, Arbitration, Employment, 2009
Lead Articles Editor, B.Y.U. Law Review

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Quoted in Sacramento Bee newspaper article on exceptions to statutes of limitation defenses in a lawsuit challenging public pension increases. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article228153014.html, 2019, 2019

Industry Groups:

Closely Held Business Operations
Commercial Service Providers
Distribution
Food Production
Manufacturing

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