Robin M. Romano

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    As a member of the Workers' Compensation Department, Robin focuses her practice on the defense of workers' compensation matters. She represents self-insureds, including temporary employment agencies, warehouses, hospitals and businesses, as well as major insurance carriers and third-party administrators.

    Robin partners with employers, brokers and third-party administrators, placing a high priority on consistent communication to best serve the interests of all parties. She tailors her results-driven approach to a client's specific needs, whether it involves litigating a case to conclusion or working toward an early resolution, and she is always mindful of their bottom line. 

    With more than 35 years of experience practicing exclusively in workers' compensation in the Philadelphia area, Robin has earned a favorable reputation among her peers, judges and the claimant's bar. 

    Robin is a graduate of Dickinson College, and she received her juris doctor from T.C. Williams School of Law in Richmond, Virginia. She is the former vice president and original master of the Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court, and she served as a past co-chair for the Workers' Compensation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Outside of the office, Robin enjoys saber fencing, and can often be found bouting at her fencing club or competing at tournaments.

    Classes/Seminars Taught

    How to Deal With Difficult Litigants, Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Tough Problems in Workers' Compensation webinar, May 11, 2023

    Considerations Surrounding a Discharge, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2022

    Hot Topics in Workers' Comp and Litigation Trends, Philly I-Day, Philadelphia, PA, September 20, 2022

    Emotional Intelligence: The Art of Friendly Persuasion, Workers' Compensation Compliance Crusher: 2021 Update on Hot Topics in Workers' Compensation Practice, Philadelphia Bar Association, August 20, 2021

    Coverage Issues, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 25, 2018

    The Meat and Potatoes of Affirmative Defenses, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2017

    Tough Problems in Workers' Compensation, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, April 3, 2017

    Understanding Medical Records, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2016

    Double Play: What Happens When Your Claim Crosses Multiple States?, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 22, 2015

    From Kachinski to Phoenixville Hospital: Proving Earning Capacity in the Modern Era, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 30, 2014

    From Kachinski to Phoenixville Hospital: Proving Earning Capacity in the Modern Era, Philadelphia Bar Association, July 11, 2014

    How to Succeed at Mediations Without Really Trying, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, November 30, 2012 

    Co-presenter regarding the use of panel physicians in the workers' compensation arena, Teach and Treat Self-Insured Seminar at Marshall Dennehey, October 21, 2010 

    Co-presenter at the Philadelphia Chapter of Occupational Medicine Nurses regarding dissecting medical records, March 24, 2010 

    Presenter at Nationwide in-house seminar regarding Medicare fraud, December 10, 2009 

    Co-presenter at SRS in-house seminar regarding the Interplan between FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation, October 5, 2001 

    Published Works

    "Immunity from Testimony Under the Workers’ Compensation Act," Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 4, December 2015

    "Voluntary Retirement Cases: an Evolving Burden of Proof," Pennsylvania Self-Insurer's Association Newsletter, November 2011; Defense Digest, March 2011

    "An Overview on the Compensability of Psychiatric Injuries," Counterpoint, October 1995 

    "Ex parte Contact With a Treating Physician," Counterpoint, July 1993 

    "Reimbursement of Travel Expenses Under the Workers' Compensation Act," Counterpoint, July 1992 

    Admissions
    Pennsylvania
    1987
    Education
    University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., 1986)
    Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1983)
    Associations & memberships
    Philadelphia Bar Association - Workers' Compensation Section, former co-chair; Arts Committee, member
    Year joined
    1992