Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills

1987 – B.A. with honor (history, political science, economics), Baylor University
1990 – J.D. cum laude, Baylor University

2003 – Present Senior General Attorney, BNSF Railway
1990 – 2003 Partner/Member, Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin, PLLC Nashville, TN
1987 – 1990 Assistant Debate Coach, Baylor University

Inaugual Recipient of Outstanding Service Award from the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 2010
Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1996-present
Certified in Civil Pretrial Practice by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2012-present
Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, 1999-present
Baylor University Outstanding Young Alumnus, 2005
National Intercollegiate Debate Champion, 1987
#1-rated Individual Collegiate Debater in United States, 1986, 1987
(first person ever to win the award two consecutive years)
Outstanding Advocacy/Legal Writing Award, Baylor School of Law, 1990
National Order of Barristers
ABA National Moot Court Team - qualifier for national championship, 1989
Texas Young Lawyers Association Mock Trial Team, 1990
Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law

"The Lawyer's Approach to Trial: What Should be Going Through Your Mind?" – Houston Bar Association Seminar, The Junior League of Houston, Texas, August 9, 2012

"Taking Depositions with Trial in Mind" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 58th Annual Meeting, Four Seasons Resort – The Biltmore, Santa Barbara, California, July 30, 2012

"The Art of Voir Dire" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Winter Meeting, The Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona, March 5, 2012

"Witness Preparation for the Paralegal" – Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, Marriott Hotel and Golf Club at Champions Circle, Fort Worth, Texas, October 6, 2011

"Yes, There are Thirty Minutes Worth of Things to Say about Direct" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Annual Meeting, The Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec, July 25, 2011

"Veit v. BNSF: Speed Preemption is Alive and Well" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Winter Meeting, The Fairmont Turnbury Isle, Aventura, Florida, March 9, 2011

"Witness Preparation for the In-House Team", TEXAS PARALEGAL JOURNAL, Volume 16, Number 3, Winter 2011

"Witness Preparation" – State Bar of Texas, Division 3 Paralegal Division, Cacharel Grand Ballroom, Arlington, Texas, November 12, 2010

"We Didn't Do It! (But If We Did, It Wasn't Our Fault)"– National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Fall Meeting, Four Seasons at Troon North, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 13, 2010

"Opening Statements: More Than Just ‘What the Evidence Will Show'" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 56th Annual Meeting, The Inn at Loretto, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 26, 2010

"The Approach to Trial: What Should Be Going Through Your Mind?" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 55th Annual Meeting, The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, California, July 28, 2009

"Fundamentals of Cross-Examination and Effective Impeachment" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Fall Meeting, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 27, 2008

"Straight Talk from the Clients" –National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Fall Meeting, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 26, 2008

"Fundamentals of Cross-Examination and Effective Impeachment" –National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 54th Annual Meeting, Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta, August 7, 2008

"Defending Railroads: The Roles and Relationships Among Inside, Outside and Coordinating Counsel" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 52nd Annual Meeting, Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California, July 31, 2006

"If I Am In-House Now, Was I Outhouse Before? What In-House Counsel Wish Outside Counsel Knew and Vice-Versa" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 51st Annual Meeting, The Four Seasons, Boston, Massachusetts, July 26, 2005

"Trial by Ad Hominem – The Tactics of Personal Destruction" – National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 50th Annual Meeting, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 28, 2004

"Man Bites Dog -- The Railroad as Plaintiff in Crossing Accident Cases" - National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 44th Annual Meeting, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, July 29, 1998

"Dealing with Plaintiffs' Experts" - National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 44th Annual Meeting, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, July 28, 1998

"Defendant's Summary Judgment in an FELA Case -- Not Necessarily an Oxymoron: Finding the Winning Issue" - National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Winter Meeting, The Wigwam, Litchfield Park, Arizona, March 2, 1996

The Lawyer's Guide to Texas Insurance Code Article 21.21, Michie (Carlsbad, Cal. - 1995) (editor)

"When Two Liberal Values Collide in an Era of ‘Political Correctness'; First Amendment Protection as a Check on Speech-Based Title VII Hostile Environment Claims", 47 BAYLOR LAW REVIEW 789, Number 3, Summer 1995

"The Government Contract Defense after Boyle v. United Technologies Corporation", 41 BAYLOR LAW REVIEW 291, Number 2, Spring 1989

Numerous religious publications (book, articles, song lyrics) – titles and publication information available upon request

Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth
Agricultural Development Inc., Board of Directors
National Development Conference Policy Debate Brief Series – editorial board (2009 - present) National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (1991 – present)
Fort Worth Tarrant County Bar Association (2008 – present)
Executive committee (2006 – present)
National Board of Trial Advocacy (1996–2006)
examination drafter and grader (2003–2005)
International Association of Defense Counsel (2001-2003)
Defense Research Institute (2000-2003)
Tennessee State Liaison – Medical Malpractice Section
American Bar Association (1990–present) Section on Litigation; Subsection on Trial Evidence
State Bar of Texas (2003-present)
Tennessee Bar Association (1990-2003)
Young Lawyers Division (Mock Trial Committee, 1997-98)
Bellevue, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce (1996-97)
Nashville Bar Association (1990-2003)
Chancery and Circuit Court Committee Young Lawyers Division
(Board of Directors, 1992)
Association for Transportation Law, Logistics, and Policy (1995-2003)
Keller Youth Association – baseball coach

Wayne Lindsey "Lyn" Robbins, Jr.

Courses Taught
Advanced trial Advocacy Skills Seminar