Robyn Smith

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Born and raised in Kentucky, I am a litigator who represents workers against unfair employment practices.  I come from a large Kentucky family, so I have spent my entire life listening, advocating, mediating, arguing, and fighting to make even the smallest voices heard.  My father was a firefighter and a full-time member of the Kentucky Air National Guard.  My mother was a dedicated nurse and teacher.  I grew up assuming that everybody’s parents put on uniforms, went to work, and saved other people’s lives all day.  From my parents, I learned about the influence a person’s work has on that person’s identity, relationships, and well-being.

I have represented workers in litigation against massive institutions, both public and private.  All of those employers can follow the law and do the right things for their workers — and the civil justice system sometimes proves to be the only means to that end.  From the whistleblower raising serious patient safety concerns at a local hospital to the secretary struggling every day to endure unspeakable indignities at the hands of a supervisor, workers deserve the full protection of federal and state laws.  Those laws do not enforce themselves, so those workers deserve hard-working advocates to protect their rights and livelihoods.