Rhonda Tobin is the managing partner of law firm Robinson+Cole, which made a big move in 2024 to a new downtown Hartford office space.
Tobin was a key player who helped lead that effort, which began in 2021 as the firm’s lease at 280 Trumbull St. was running out.
Robinson+Cole, which has about 136 Connecticut attorneys, moved to a 70,000-square-foot space on four floors at the top of the Hartford Steam Boiler building, at One State St.
The office design was consciously modern in appearance and philosophy. Each floor is surrounded by glass, and interior glass walls allow sunlight and stunning vistas to flow through to interior cubicles.
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And senior attorneys no longer get the biggest offices. Now, all offices are set to a uniform, 150 square feet.
“Really, it’s just about equity,” Tobin told the Hartford Business Journal in September. “We are not big on titles and making distinctions about titles. The old setup in law firms was very much about status, and that’s not what we are about.”
Tobin is responsible for leading the development and execution of the firm’s strategic plans, as well as the daily management and operations of the business.
Her practice focuses on representing insurance companies in complex insurance coverage litigation, arbitration and mediation, including claims seeking extracontractual remedies.
Tobin has been a member of Robinson+Cole’s managing committee since 2009, and became managing partner in 2021.
