About Richard
Richard Robinson built his legal foundation at Marshall University, earning a B.A. in 1982, and then at The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, where he received his J.D. in 1987. He moved into practice soon after. That early training set a clear direction for a long career in Pennsylvania courts.
He began his practice in 1988 at Wiley and Benn. The record shows a steady progression from associate to partner. In 1999 he became a partner in the firm Benn and Robinson. Three years later he joined Miller, Poole & Lord, LLP as a partner in 2002. Those moves trace a path from an entry-level lawyer to a leadership role in several small firms and partnerships.
Robinson is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. He maintains memberships in several professional organizations, including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Those affiliations reflect several decades spent working on criminal defense matters and staying connected to the profession’s changing practices and rules.
His practice locations have included work under the MPL Law Office name. In firm roles he has handled case preparation, courtroom work, and client counseling. Colleagues and court records note steady courtroom experience gained over many years representing individuals in state proceedings.
The arc of Robinson’s career is straightforward. Education in the early 1980s led to immediate entry into practice. Early years were spent at a firm that handled litigation fundamentals. Partnership work followed and broadened the responsibilities he carried, adding firm management and case oversight. Along the way he kept professional membership active, which kept him linked to peers and to continuing legal education opportunities.
Clients and other lawyers describe a practitioner who brings a plainspoken style to hearings and negotiations. He has decades of trial experience and a portfolio of matters handled in Pennsylvania courts. His work history shows consistent practice rather than frequent lateral moves.
He currently practices criminal defense in Pennsylvania.
