Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin: The Tucson Firm Built by a Former Ninth Circuit Clerk
Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin is a Tucson and Phoenix-based firm founded by a former Ninth Circuit law clerk, with three decades of focus on employment law. The firm represents employees in most matters but also takes select employer-side defense cases.
About the Firm
Founded in 1997 by Bob Yen (J.D., Arizona State University, 1981), the firm is led by senior partners Edmundo P. Robaina, with nearly 25 years in labor and employment law, and David C. Kresin. The firm maintains offices in Phoenix and Tucson, serving clients across Mesa and Scottsdale.
Bob Yen began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas Tang of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The firm’s practice areas include employment law (discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour, retaliation, FMLA), personal injury, and estate planning.
Practice Areas
- Wrongful termination
- Workplace discrimination (race, age, disability, religion, national origin, sex, sexual harassment)
- Retaliation claims
- Wage and hour disputes
- FMLA leave issues
- Disability benefits and pension matters
- Personal injury
- Estate planning
The firm represents both employees and, in select cases, employers or individual professionals facing discrimination allegations.
Track Record
The firm states it has secured millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts over its three-decade employment practice, though specific case details and verifiable dollar figures are not publicly disclosed.
Client Feedback
- A doctor at a federal agency described Robaina handling a discrimination case with only weeks’ notice, reviewing thousands of pages of records to build the case.
- A defendant in a discrimination claim praised the firm’s top-notch legal defense against allegations they stated were false.
- An educator at a non-union charter school sought the firm’s help after workplace treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community & Recognition
The firm’s attorneys are members of the employment law sections of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona, and the Maricopa County Bar Association. Attorneys have been recognized by Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, and hold Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer-review rating.