Dr. Robinson has been in the private and public practices of law since 1963, and has taught or lectured in space law and space commerce at numerous universities around the world, such as George Mason University, Oxford University, McGill University, Georgetown University, and George Washington Unbiversity. After serving at NASA and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for thirty years, he retired into private practice and concentrates primarily on space matters. Dr. Robinson serves on various science and space-related boards of trustees and national advisory committees, including the Planetary Protection Advisory Committee of the NASA Advisory Council, and the Aerospace Technology Working Group. He earned his AB degree from Bowdoin College, an LL.B. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, an LL.M. degree from the McGill University Graduate Law Faculty, Institute of Air and Space Law, in Montreal, Canada, and the first Doctor of Civil Laws degree in space law awarded by that Institute.