Michael E. "Roby" Robinson was born in Dalton, Georgia, in 1976. He graduated from The University of Tennessee College of Law in May of 2005 and is licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee. While at law school Roby was on both the Dean's Honors and High Honors Lists, was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi academic honorary, and graduated cum laude in his class. While in law school, Roby completed the specialized Advocacy Curriculum and participated as an attorney for the nationally ranked UT Legal Clinic, working with real-life clients in matters of criminal law, housing, unemployment, and juvenile law. Roby received awards for academic excellence upon earning the highest grades in both his "Patent Law" and "Patent Prosecution and Drafting" classes. Roby also received an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) for his paper entitled "When Copyright Is Out of Bounds: Hardcore Pornography in the Twenty-First Century."

Throughout his law school career at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Roby clerked for Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C. After taking the Tennessee Bar Exam in the summer of 2005, Roby came on board as a full-time employee at LNG. He is currently practicing in the areas of general, chemical, and mechanical patent prosecution as well as trademarks, copyrights and related litigation. Roby's professional goals are to hone his skills as both an intellectual property litigator and a patent drafter and prosecutor so that he can better serve LNG's many clients.

Before law school, Roby was employed as a sales and consulting engineer for Nalco Company (formerly known as Nalco Chemical Company). While with Nalco, Roby consulted with various facilities regarding their heat exchange equipment including chillers, boilers, and chill/steam loops. His responsibility as a consultant was to help keep the equipment working efficiently using state-of-the-art proprietary chemicals, various control technologies, and his own engineering knowledge. The chemicals he worked with included anti-scaling agents, anti-corrosion agents, and anti-bacterial agents, many of which were developed by Nalco. Some of Roby's clients while with Nalco included the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base; Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida; Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi; the United States Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida; and the Honeywell Friction Materials plant in Lynn Haven, Florida.

Before entering the work force, Roby received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a Minor in Music from Auburn University in 2000. While at Auburn, Roby was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Honorary, Tau Beta Pi, Cardinal Key, Lambda Sigma, the Auburn University Singers, and FarmHouse Fraternity. He was the Vice President of the Auburn University Mortar Board chapter in 1998 and Vice President of the Auburn University Student Government Association in 1999.

As Vice President of the Student Government Association at Auburn, Roby presided over the Student Senate, representing over 22,000 students. Before being elected as Vice President, Roby served two terms as a student senator for the College of Engineering. During his second year, he was the head of the Budget and Finance Committee, the student committee responsible for allocating over $1 million of student activity fees to various student activity projects including the International Student Organization, the campus radio station (WEGL), and the University Programs Council.

As an Auburn University Singer, Roby had the opportunity to travel the country and Europe, perform at various locations such as Disneyland in California and the Lincoln Center in New York City, and sing the national anthem solo for the Auburn versus Tennessee basketball game at Auburn in 1996.

Roby's private interests include writing music, writing prose, exploring the outdoors through camping, fishing, and hiking, and participating in various ministry activities with his church.

Assistant: Brooke Whitt

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