Robin Assaf Wofford is a partner in the firm’s Employment Law and Business Litigation Practice groups and has over 30 plus years of trial experience, in the areas of employment litigation and general business litigation. Robin has represented employers in disputes regarding wage and hour class actions, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, trade secret, and wage disputes.

Robin has successfully handled various consumer class actions, under the CLRA, TCPA, UTSA, PMPA and Business & Professions Code. Clients ranging from large corporations to small businesses and individuals have also turned to Robin to litigate disputes arising out of daily operations. Such claims include breach of contract, violations of PMPA, unfair business practices, unfair competition, TCPA and franchise disputes. Robin has also handled various real estate broker malpractice cases, and product liability matters. Robin has also successfully handled a number of appeals before the 9th Circuit and various state appellate courts. Robin's success stems from the fact that she partners with her clients to understand their needs and get the results they deserve.

Robin has been a frequent author, speaker and panelist, covering such topics as Training on Unconscious Bias, Privacy Rights, Discrimination and Harassment, Trial Practices,  Business and Professions Code Section 17200 and Class Actions.  Robin is the Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF).  Robin is the former President of the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Business Trials Lawyers (ABTL) and on the Board of Directors for the Magdalena Ecke YMCA.  She has been recognized by Southern California San Diego Super Lawyers as one of the top Employment Litigation: Defense Attorneys and Business Litigation Defense Attorneys (2011 - 2022). In 2014 she was recognized as one of San Diego’s Top Lawyers in San Diego Magazine. Robin received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1984), a Graduate Management Degree from North East London Polytechnic (1985) and her J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law (1988).

Affiliations

• San Diego Best & Brightest, Board Member
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Diego Chapter – Past President
• NAMWOLF: Chair Emeritus (2018 - 2022); Chair (2014 - 2018); Secretary (2011-2013), Executive Committee and Co-Chair Membership Engagement & Outreach Committee; Co-Chair Annual Program
• Magdalena Ecke YMCA - Board of Directors
• San Diego County Bar Association
• Lawyers Club of San Diego

Speaking & Publications

• Author, “Military Reservists And Employer/Employee Rights,” San Diego Daily Transcript (March 18, 2003)
• Co-Author “Down and Out – Anti-Business Legislature Will Topple Companies With Ridiculous Laws,” San Francisco/Los Angeles Daily Journal (August 21, 2003)
• Author, “998 Offers May Come Back To Haunt You,” ABTL Report
• Author, “Spoliation of Evidence Is Not An Independent Tort When It Is Discoverable During Litigation,” ABTL Report
• “Tort – When It Is Discoverable During Litigation,” ABTL Report
• "Hidden Bias," California State Bar Labor & Employment Section Annual Program
• "Indemnity Rights After Arthur Anderson," Minority Corporate Council Association Annual CLE Program
• "Disability Discrimination," San Diego Chapter Society of Human Resource Management Annual Meeting
• “Privacy Rights In This Day And Age Of Technology,” Professionals in Human Resources Association – Legal Update
• “How to Avoid Having Your Management Decisions Reviewed by a Jury of your Peers”
• “Business & Professions Code Section 17200: The Biggest Hammer in the Tool Box?” Shell Oil Company
• “Did Proposition 64 Take the Wind Out of Plaintiffs Sails?” Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
• “California Employment Law Update,” Pyxis, Inc.
• “Privacy Rights,” 2nd Annual Women in Business Symposium
• “The Many Ways To Handle An Employment Case," San Diego Legal Secretaries Association
• “HIPPA And Its Effect On Employers," Hays of California Insurance Services
• “Arbitrating Employment Cases,” San Diego County Bar Association Employment Section
• Panelist, “Pre-Certification Dispositive Motions and Tactics,” Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Class Action Symposium
• Panelist, “Settlement Pitfalls and Objectors,” Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Class Action Symposium
• Panelist, “Wage & Hour Litigation Recent Developments,” NAMWOLF Annual Meeting
• Panelist, “Leaves of Absence and Other Laws Unique to California,” Cardinal Health, Inc.
• Panelist, “Civil Cases In Superior Court,” San Diego County Bar Bridging the Gap Program
• Panelist, “Talking About What's Not Being Talked About: Motherhood and Sexism in the Law,” University of San Diego School of Law

Honors and Recognition

• Named on SD Business Journal's Women of Influence in 50 over 50 (2022)
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021 - 2024), Commercial Litigation (2022 - 2024) 
• Named as one of The Daily Transcript's Influential Women of 2020
• Recipient, Profiles in Diversity Journal's 2019 Women Worth Watching® Award
• Named by San Diego Metro as one of San Diego's Top Attorneys (2019)
• Recipient, San Diego Daily Transcript's Top 50 Most Influencial Leaders in San Diego in 2018
• Named by San Diego Lawyers-Super Lawyer, 2011 -2024
• “AV” Preeminant Rating from Martindale-Hubbell