{"id":748,"date":"2026-07-31T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomeattorneys.com\/?post_type=aa_attorney&p=748"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:27:21","slug":"yen-pilch-robaina-kresin-a-ninth-circuit-clerkship-behind-nearly-three-decades-of-employee-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"aa_attorney","link":"https:\/\/awesomeattorneys.com\/es\/attorneys\/yen-pilch-robaina-kresin-a-ninth-circuit-clerkship-behind-nearly-three-decades-of-employee-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin: A Ninth Circuit Clerkship Behind Nearly Three Decades of Employee Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNA NOTA PARA LOS LECTORES.<\/strong> This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team. Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin PLC did not pay for, request, or review this article prior to publication, and placement on Awesome Attorneys’ editorial pages cannot be purchased. Nothing in this article is legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney–client relationship. Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict the outcome of any future case.<\/p>\n

En resumen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Despacho<\/strong><\/td>\nYen Pilch Robaina & Kresin PLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fundada<\/strong><\/td>\n1997 (per the firm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Key attorneys<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Yen (ASU Law, 1981; former clerk to Judge Thomas Tang, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) and Edmundo P. Robaina (nearly 25 years in employment law, per the firm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office<\/strong><\/td>\nPhoenix, AZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enfoque<\/strong><\/td>\nEmployee-side employment law — discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, and breach of employment contract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distinctive edge<\/strong><\/td>\nNearly three decades of continuous operation under the same core partnership, per the firm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Sources: yprklaw.com (firm website), Super Lawyers, azfopalc.com. Compiled July 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

Origin<\/h2>\n

A Federal Clerkship, Then Nearly 30 Years in Employment Law<\/h3>\n

Bob Yen graduated from Arizona State University’s College of Law in 1981 and served as a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas Tang of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit before co-founding the firm that has operated in Phoenix since 1997, per the firm’s own site. Edmundo Robaina has practiced labor and employment law for nearly 25 years, regularly advising and representing individuals and business clients in discrimination and harassment cases under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the National Labor Relations Act, in addition to wrongful termination, wage and hour, and breach-of-contract matters, per his own biography.<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e1ctica<\/h2>\n

Nearly Three Decades of Employee Representation<\/h3>\n

The firm represents employees in federal court, mediations, and arbitration across the range of Arizona and federal employment claims, per its own site: discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination (including at-will termination claims), wage and hour and unpaid-overtime disputes, and breach of employment contract, including disputes involving executives, middle management, and line employees. The firm states it has represented clients in this practice area continuously since 1997, a tenure matched by few other firms in this category.<\/p>\n

Historial<\/h2>\n

Aggregate Figures, Not an Itemized List<\/h3>\n

The firm’s own site states it has “helped clients secure millions of dollars in total settlements and verdicts” across its employment practice, but Awesome Attorneys did not identify an itemized, case-by-case results table comparable to those personal injury firms publish. Readers should treat the aggregate dollar claim as the firm’s own reporting rather than an independently verified, itemized track record.<\/p>\n

La voz del cliente<\/h2>\n

Genuine, if Modest in Volume<\/h3>\n

Awesome Attorneys reviewed testimonials published on the firm’s own site. One reviewer, an educator at a non-union charter school, described turning to the firm after a principal engaged in what the reviewer called improper practices toward teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, writing that she felt shocked at the treatment but did not elaborate on the case outcome in the published excerpt. Another wrote that the attorney “listened to my situation with great interest, and offered excellent legal advice.”<\/em> A third, describing a company’s experience as a client rather than an individual employee, credited the firm with successfully representing the business in a difficult lawsuit against a larger opposing firm — worth noting because it indicates the firm has, at least occasionally, represented employer-side business clients as well as individual employees, a nuance prospective employee clients should ask about directly.<\/p>\n

Comunidad<\/h2>\n

Not Independently Documented<\/h3>\n

Awesome Attorneys did not identify specific, publicly documented community involvement, sponsorships, or pro bono programs for this firm as of the research date.<\/p>\n

Reconocimientos<\/h2>\n

Super Lawyers Recognition for Multiple Attorneys<\/h3>\n

Robaina is listed by Super Lawyers specifically in the Employment Law — Employee category, a distinction Super Lawyers itself curates separately from employer-side employment law recognition — relevant confirmation of the firm’s employee-side orientation from an independent, peer-driven source. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating or Best Lawyers listing for this firm’s attorneys as of the research date.<\/p>\n

Contexto legal de Arizona<\/h2>\n

At-Will Employment and Federal Overlap<\/h3>\n

Arizona is an at-will employment state, and Arizona’s Employment Protection Act (A.R.S. § 23-1501) defines the specific statutory exceptions recognized under state law. Many of the claims this firm handles — Title VII discrimination, ADA, ADEA, and NLRA matters — arise under federal rather than state law and are frequently pursued in federal court or before federal administrative agencies such as the EEOC, which is one reason a firm with the kind of sustained federal-court experience this firm reports can matter for complex claims. This is general information, not legal advice.<\/p>\n

Evaluaci\u00f3n de Awesome Attorneys<\/h2>\n

Longevity and Federal Credentials, With One Honest Nuance<\/h3>\n

Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin brings a rare combination to this category: nearly three decades of continuous operation, a founding partner with a federal appellate clerkship, and independent Super Lawyers recognition specifically in the employee-side category. The one nuance worth flagging plainly: at least one published account describes the firm representing a business as a client in litigation, which sits alongside its otherwise consistent employee-representation focus and is worth a direct question to the firm for any employee client who wants assurance the firm isn’t simultaneously representing employers in unrelated matters. On balance, this is a well-established firm worth interviewing for an Arizona workplace dispute.<\/p>\n

Metodolog\u00eda & fuentes<\/h2>\n

This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team in July 2026. Primary source: the firm’s own website (yprklaw.com). Secondary sources: Super Lawyers and azfopalc.com. Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin PLC did not commission, pay for, or pre-approve this article.<\/p>\n

Declaraci\u00f3n del editor & aviso de independencia<\/h2>\n

This profile is an independent editorial article published by Awesome Attorneys. Awesome Attorneys does not endorse, recommend, or warrant any lawyer or law firm profiled on this site, and inclusion in this series is not paid placement. “Awesome Attorneys” is a brand name only; it is not a rating, ranking, or claim that any profiled firm is superior in any legal category. Facts in this profile were independently researched from public sources as described above and are current only as of the research date; readers should confirm any detail directly with the firm before relying on it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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