Robin Janine Shishido

I reached out to Robin when I was unexpectedly terminated from my role during my pregnancy. From our first consult to reaching a settlement, she not only fought for me, but also made me feel heard and validated throughout. As a woman, mother, and person of color, I often question myself and my exper...iences; however, Robin took the time to listen to me and affirmed that what I was experiencing at work prior to my termination were not appropriate or normal. Her empathy and understanding really helped me feel supported and empowered during one of the most difficult periods of my life. Robin's dedication to her clients goes far beyond just legal representation. She cares deeply about the well-being of those she works with and understands the intersectionality of their experiences. Her advocacy on my behalf helped me to secure a settlement with terms that could help me move on. I would highly recommend Robin to anyone seeking legal representation. Without Robin's help, I don't think I would be in the place I am today, and for that, I am incredibly grateful.

I had an excellent experience with Robin and her firm. I would highly recommend her and them. I contacted Robin when I encountered difficulties with my longtime employer regarding my established disability accommodations. After a change in leadership, my employer failed to implement the accommodati...on as required, and I was being stonewalled in my own efforts to remedy the situation. When I contacted Robin, my goal was to restore proper implementation of my accommodations without a lawsuit and, ideally, without souring my good relations with colleagues. Both were achieved. Although it was not a high dollar matter, this felt like a David v. Goliath situation, potentially impacting my career and livelihood. Robin was adept at handling my situation and took the time to counsel me about my rights and options; assist with highly-nuanced correspondence; and competently and compassionately listen, educated, and advise me. Her commitment to my situation was reassuring and helped lower my anxiety and improve my sleep. The process was drawn out by my employer (a large state agency), but ultimately we reached a good result, with recodification of my accommodations and an improved procedural plan going forward, to help prevent a similar issue ever arising again. With her unique combination of legal talent and emotional intelligence, I consider Robin to be well-suited for cases such as mine. I have no reservations about recommending her and trust she would be honest and accurate about her ability and availability to help someone.

Robin and her law firm helped me navigate an employment law case where I was discriminated against and illegally terminated for issues out of my own control. Robin was extremely helpful, professional, and took her own personal time to explain every thing to me so I knew what was going on with the cas...e and what to expect. Every time I had questions she responded with alacrity. Her team helped me navigate a difficult legal issue that in the end helped change a large employers practices for the better. I can’t express my appreciation for what Shishido Taren Goldsworthy PLLC did for me. Robin helped me prepare for the case and depositions and was extremely thorough in her interviews with those she was deposing. I felt prepared and confident in what to expect and her thoroughness helped me be successful in this employment case. I couldn’t be happier with the result.

When I first reached out to Shishido Taren Goldsworthy I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, and was exhausted from the harassment and discrimination that I was experiencing at work. Even though Robin Shishido had been highly recommended to me, I was feeling pretty low and so I didn’t have much hope ...or understanding of what else could be done. However, it seemed easy enough to send a short email through the website, and so I did. Robin contacted me quickly and set up a time for a free consultation. From that first consultation, and throughout the entirety of the of the time that she represented me, Robin impressed me with the depths of her sincere empathy and her passion to stand up with/for people experiencing these injustices. I remain deeply grateful for her integrity, as well as her obvious respect and consideration for me as a client. While always maintaining a very high level of professionalism and empathy, Robin also always gave it to me straight, being very clear about expectations, as well as the strengths and potential weaknesses of my claims, and answering my questions with a directness and honesty that consistently placed me at ease knowing that neither her time nor my time was being wasted. During the period of time in which I was being billed by the hour, Robin gave me a regular accounting update in scrupulous detail (unasked), showing a real consideration for the costs that I was incurring, as well as a high level of accountability that, again, really put me at ease. I strongly believe that Robin always kept my interests front of mind, giving me really clear explanations of my options and their risk and potential impact. What I really needed more than anything was some justice, and I really appreciated that Robin, (and by extension Jordan Taren, and also Rick Goldsworthy who became involved towards the end) understood that on a very real level, they get the complexities of discrimination, it’s underlying issues and the trauma that it inflicts. However, something that I only very recently came to realize is how very much Robin actually went out of her way to be extra supportive of the traumatic experience I was going through. I suppose when we are undergoing intense difficulty, we can unfortunately really overlook the lengths that some people go to support us, and that combined with what I think is Robin's natural way of downplaying her own significant talent and efforts, as well as her constant and distinct professionalism really made it seem like she was just doing her job. However, in my line of work I know how hard it can be to establish and hold professional boundaries when the person you are helping is undergoing a difficult or even traumatic experience, while still showing the empathy you feel and also ensuring that the process is productive and Robin did that so gracefully that I didn't even realize it until now when I have finally made it to a place where I can move on from this experience, and have paused to look back. I felt only support and encouragement from her at all times. I just want to end by stating, unequivocally, that I would not have made it to this point without an advocate as uniquely capable and passionately driven to represent her clients as Robin Shishido, and I am genuinely honored to recommend her to anyone.

Robin guided me through the process of leaving my employer on my own terms. She provided detailed, clear, and realistic guidance. I would like to call out in particular her attention to documents related to my case--she read them all very scrupulous care, truly understood my situation, and helped me ...make the strongest possible case in writing. She cares and pays attention. I was clear on the process from beginning to end, including what I would be charged. Expectations were clear. Follow-up and follow-through all on-point. I would (and have) recommend her to anyone who needs help knowing their rights in the workplace, and getting the best deal for themselves.