Robin Bariel

Robin Bariel is a litigation attorney whose practice draws on experience in trial courts, federal appellate matters, and administrative proceedings. She has handled criminal cases from initial assessment through trial and post-conviction proceedings and has analyzed complex civil, criminal, and administrative appeals.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Robin served as an assistant district attorney in Alaska, where she prosecuted misdemeanor and felony matters, presented cases to grand juries, evaluated case strength, negotiated plea resolutions, and litigated evidentiary and procedural motions.

Robin was previously a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She reviewed briefs and trial records, assessed procedural posture and dispositive issues, researched federal and state law, recommended dispositions, and drafted proposed per curiam opinions for judicial panels. She also clerked for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s chief administrative law judge, supporting proceedings involving the revocation of controlled-substance dispensing registrations.

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Education

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 2023, with great distinction

Arizona State University, B.A., 2008, summa cum laude

Admissions

Alaska

District of Columbia

Litigation

• Handled criminal matters from charging through resolution, including discovery, witness preparation, negotiations, evidentiary motions, hearings, and bench and jury trials.
• Drafted complaints, motions, legal memoranda, client communications, and legal alerts involving employment, business, healthcare, and water law.

Appellate

• Assessed nearly 200 civil, criminal, and administrative appeals, identifying jurisdictional, procedural, and merits issues and recommending dispositions.
• Prepared bench memoranda and proposed opinions and reviewed petitions, writs, publication requests, and draft judicial opinions.

Government Investigations & White Collar Crime

• Presented felony matters to grand juries and litigated motions involving suppression of evidence and dismissal of indictments.
• Supported federal administrative enforcement proceedings concerning controlled-substance dispensing registrations, including analysis of state prescriber requirements and preparation of orders and decisions.

• Order of the Coif
• Salutatorian & Outstanding Student Achievement Award, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
• Capital Commendation for Community Service, Gold Level
• Traynor Honor Society
• National Merit Scholar