Community

Robin places a high value on active engagement within her community. A few noteworthy instances of her community involvement include:  

• Advisory Board Member and Past 1st Vice President for the City of Southfield’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Task Force
• Former Planning Commissioner for the city of Southfield
• Former Planning Commissioner for the city of Lathrup Village,
• Planning Commissioner for the Village of Beverly Hills 
• Precinct Delegate, 
• Past Board Member  and Volunteer Mediator - Wayne Mediation Center,
• Past Vice Chair of the American Cancer Society’s Cattle Baron’s Ball, Associate Baron’s Council 
• Facilitator for the Detroit Superintendent Evaluation Committee

Education  

• BA in Political Science  -  Xavier University of Louisiana
• MA in Dispute Resolution - Wayne State University
• Juris Doctor - University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

Bar Admissions  

State Bar of Michigan, November 2007

US District Court for the Western District of Michigan, February 2009

US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, February 2009

US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, February 2009

 
Throughout her legal career, Robin has consistently demonstrated her commitment to public service both through her professional positions and personal initiatives: 

• Former Magistrate and Deputy Court Administrator for the 46th District Court  
• Former Assistant Attorney General with the Michigan Department of Attorney General, 
• Former Assistant Prosecutor in both Wayne and Oakland Counties
• Former Instructional Assistant Professor at Wayne State University – Macomb County Extension 
• Attorney at Law - Dillard Law PLC - solo practitioner, handling both criminal defense, civil, and probate law, and certified mediator. 

 Presently, under the guidance of Executive Warren Evans, Robin holds the position of Director of the Wayne County Indigent Defense Services Department. In this capacity, she spearheads reform of the county-wide criminal defense system, ensuring the delivery of effective assistance of counsel to indigent defendants facing felony charges, in accordance with the mandates of the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act. 

• Southfield Police Department Award of Excellence for Community Service - 2024
• Oakland County Elite 40 under 40- 2019
• Leadership Oakland - Class LOXXX
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Southfield Alumnae Chapter;
• North Oakland/Macomb Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc.
• Past Consultant and facilitator for the Pretty Brown Girl Organization. 
• Member and Trustee -  Chapel Hill Baptist Church of Detroit

 Robin has been an active member of various professional organizations, both in the past and presently, including: 

• Oakland County Bar Association
• Michigan Association for Justice 
• State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly – Third Circuit, 
• National Bar Association, 
• Wolverine Bar Association,
• American Bar Association, 
• Federal Bar Association – Eastern District of Michigan,
• Michigan Association of District Court Magistrates,
• National Congress of Black Women, 
• Women’s Lawyer Association of Michigan, 
• Black Women Lawyers Association and 
• Mediators of Color Alliance.