Robyn Uri

Robyn Uri (Gordon) currently serves as an Assistant Public Defender at Hennepin Public Defender since October 2023, following a role as an Attorney specializing in Criminal Defense, Employment Discrimination, and Civil Rights Litigation at Newmark Storms Dworak LLC from February to September 2023. Previous experience includes serving as an Employment Attorney at Halunen Law from March 2022 to February 2023 and returning to Hennepin Public Defender from August 2014 to February 2022, managing a significant caseload of felony and misdemeanor cases. Robyn's early legal career includes positions as a Student Attorney at Tulane Law School Criminal Defense Clinic and as a legal intern at The Bronx Defenders, Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana, and New England Innocence Project. Robyn earned a Juris Doctor (JD) in Criminal Law from Tulane University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English from Barnard College of Columbia University. Education was preceded by attendance at The Lawrenceville School.