Vice President and General Counsel
Dorothy Kathryn Robinson, B.A., J.D.
Dorothy K. Robinson, Vice President and General Counsel of the University, has served as Yale's General Counsel for nineteen years and as an officer of the University for almost as long. In addition to serving as Yale's chief legal counsel, she also has general oversight of University federal relations.
Ms. Robinson is a graduate of Swarthmore College and earned her law degree at the University of California School of Law (Boalt Hall).She is a member of the bar of Connecticut, New York, and California, as well as various federal courts.
Before coming to Yale in 1978, Ms. Robinson practiced law with the firm of Hughes Hubbard and Reed in New York City. She served as Associate General Counsel at Yale until being named Deputy General Counsel in 1984 and Director of Federal Relations the following year. Ms. Robinson has served on the boards of various national higher-education-related organizations and on committees and task forces of those organizations.
