Nelia J. Robbi

  • Adjunct Professor
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Nelia Robbi '07, of counsel/attorney development and recruiting manager with McGinnis Lochridge, teaches first-year legal writing and appellate advocacy. Robbi has successfully tried cases in county, state, and federal court and has presented oral argument on appeal. She is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law and received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. Prior to attending law school, she worked in publishing in New York City before moving to Austin where she began volunteering with and then working for SafePlace (now SAFE), Austin’s resource for survivors of child abuse, sexual assault and exploitation, and domestic violence. Robbi previously served on the Board of Directors for SAFE, and is a member of the Lloyd Lochridge American Inn of Court.