Wayne Lindsey Robbins, Jr.

Wayne Lindsey Robbins, Jr.

Lyn Robbins has over thirty-three years of experience in a wide range of trials, appeals, arbitrations, administrative matters, regulatory determinations, and other litigation matters. He has tried more than sixty cases to verdict and has been involved in dozens of appeals. He spent more than twelve years as the senior general attorney for one of America’s largest railroads, supervising both personal injury and commercial litigation and leading trial teams involved in complex litigation in a variety of venues across the country. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as a “Texas Super Lawyer” for a number of years. He is also a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel.

Lyn is admitted to practice in all federal and state courts in Texas and Tennessee, in the United States Supreme Court, in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits, and in the federal court of North Dakota. In addition, he has been specially admitted to practice in courts all over the country. He has tried cases as lead counsel in California, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington and has been lead counsel in arbitrations in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Texas.

He has argued in numerous appellate courts across the country, including two state Supreme Courts and a variety of federal and state courts of appeal. He has briefed cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, several state Supreme Courts, and numerous federal and state courts of appeal.

His cases have included complex matters of wrongful death, Federal Employers Liability Act claims of life-altering injuries, employment disputes ranging from claims of discrimination based on protected status and whistle-blowing to employment contract issues, home construction and contract issues, claims of medical/dental/legal/pharmacy malpractice, railroad grade crossing accidents involving catastrophic injuries, commercial contract matters involving eight-figure disputes, regulatory matters ranging from professional licensure to claims of environmental pollution violations, governmental relations issues, advice on startup and windup business issues for clients ranging from short line railroads to individuals, trademark infringement, will contests, collections, fraud, blasting damages, hazardous exposure claims, and real estate transactions gone bad.

He is a former President of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. He was for over a decade Adjunct Professor of Law at Baylor University School of Law, teaching Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills and Beginning Advocacy Skills, and he has served on the faculty of the Academy of the Advocate held at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

He was National Debate Champion and the first person ever named the top individual college debater in the nation for two consecutive years, and he later coached the national championship team. He graduated cum laude from Baylor University School of Law, where he was the Lead Articles Editor of the Baylor Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Barristers.

Lyn is active in his church, as a writer, and in the community, where he has appeared in occasional community theatre productions and coached both baseball and softball for many years. He was a long-time member of the Board of Directors of an NGO dedicated to promoting sustainable growth among some of the world’s poorest and most challenged populations.