Deidre L. Robokos

Partner

District of ColumbiaMarylandMassachusettsNew York

Offices

Washington DC

1233 20th St. NW

Washington, DC 20036

New York - Manhattan

40 Exchange Place

New York, NY 10005

Maryland - Baltimore

711 St. Paul St.

Baltimore, MD 21202

Practice Areas

Healthcare

Professional Liability

Experience

Deidre is a Partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office.  She practices in the areas of medical and professional malpractice defense.  She has defended medical malpractice litigation matters in the state and federal courts throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, and New York.  She previously worked at an insurance defense firm both in New York City and the District of Columbia representing individual and corporate healthcare providers in medical malpractice and professional malpractice cases.  Deidre successfully litigated numerous medical malpractice cases as second chair in both state and federal courts in Maryland and the District of Columbia.  She obtained the dismissals of several cases through dispositive motions and negotiated voluntary dismissals.    

After law school, Deidre began her career as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the New York City Law Department, Brooklyn Tort Division, where she became a pre-trial Part Leader supervising the attorneys in a pre-trial Part in New York Supreme Court. Deidre represented the various New York City agencies in civil tort lawsuits and litigated cases in New York Supreme and Civil Courts.    

Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia 
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Notable Matters

  • Won Summary Judgment in a Medical Malpractice case on behalf of a healthcare provider.
  • Obtained a defense verdict in a claim of injury resulting from cataract surgery.

Education

  • Pace University School of Law, J.D., 2000
  • Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, M.S., 1996
  • Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA., B.A., 1991

Clerkships:

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Massachusetts State Bar Association
  • Hellenic Bar Association (MA / NY)
  • Woman's Bar Association (NY / DC)
  • DC Defense Lawyers Association