Robinson grew up as the son of a career combat U.S. Army soldier on military posts throughout the west and overseas. He served as a Photographic Intelligenceman in Vietnam during his four years in the U.S. Navy, including surviving the 1967 U.S.S. Forrestal fire. After being honorably discharged from the military, Mr. Robinson attended college on the G.I. Bill and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree Cum Laude from Albany State College and later a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Denver College of Law. He is licensed to practice law before the Colorado Supreme Court, Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts for Colorado, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.