MARLO ROBINSON

2114 N. Flamingo Road, Suite 1261, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

(954) 438-0275

NURSING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE:

March 2000 to Present

Memorial Healthcare System, Pines, FL

Preferred Provider of Doula Services. Provide labor support and postpartum doula care to Memorial Healthcare System patients as a preferred vendor with healthcare system. Teach childbirth classes and market program.

October 2000 to Present

Memorial Healthcare Systems, Pembroke Pines, FL

Per Diem staff Member. Taught childbirth education in the Family birthplace where over 1,000 people are taught monthly and taught advanced comfort measures class to expectant parents. Admitted and managed OB patients in preterm labor, labor and delivery and manage patient care on the postpartum unit.

September 1998 to Present

Mother’s Care Doula Services, Inc., Pembroke Pines, FL

Directress and Doula. Founder, coordinator and provider of labor and postpartum doula services. Childbirth educator, parenting educator, labor support assistant. Coordinate doula staff schedule for labor and postpartum doula care. Create marketing/advertising material for company. Design and maintain website. Provide consulting services to medical institutions seeking to develop and implement community and/or hospital based doula programs. Perform public speaking seminars related to the childbirth continuum and the legal aspects of doula, midwifery and other related childbirth practices and businesses.

February 2000 to October 2000

Memorial Healthcare System, Pembroke Pines, FL

Clinical Coordinator. Manage and supervise over 200 staff members in The Family Birthplace including NICU, newborn nursery, labor and delivery and post partum units. Assist with scheduling of staff. Educate staff on existing and new policies and procedures. Assist staff with patient care and education. Problem solve with director of unit and nursing supervisors. Coordinate solutions with staff, physicians and patients.

December 1990 to September 1998

Marlo D. Robinson, Sole Proprietorship Pembroke Pines, FL

Volunteer Doula. Volunteered as labor support companion and postpartum doula for teens, neighbors, friends and family. Served as a liaison between expectant family and hospital staff. Created community volunteer doula network.

May 1990 to May 1995

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida

Registered Nurse. Managed patients from admittance to discharge in the maternal/child division including all aspects of holistic patient care and teaching. Circulated and scrubbed for OB/GYN related surgeries. Supervised recovery of patients in the PACU OB unit. Strategized with the hospital nursing education committee and the Florida Board of Nursing regarding proposed legislation governing nursing standards of practice. Served as a mentor to and supervisor of new employees. Instructed private and public childbirth classes.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

May 1998 to February 2000

The Sports Authority, Inc., Lauderdale Lakes, Florida

Associate Counsel. Draft demand correspondences in connection with the purchase of retail electricity and ancillary services from alternative service providers. Analyze and negotiate various service contracts. Real estate practice includes the drafting, negotiation and revision of contracts, leases, subleases, ground leases, assignments, sale/leaseback agreements and document production. Perform due diligence for commercial transactions. Interface with outside counsel in litigation, mediation and arbitration matters.

October 1996 to April 1998

Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Real Estate and Contract Law Associate. Represented clients in a broad range of commercial and real estate transactions, including drafting of purchase and sale agreements for the acquisition of raw land and commercially developed properties. Incorporated start-up companies and subchapter S and C corps. Performed due diligence and handled state and local licensing issues for newly formed companies. Negotiated and drafted shopping center leases which included national and international anchor tenants. Performed title review and other required due diligence. Other experience included real estate financing transactions, representation of developers in the issuance of housing bonds and land use and environmental issues.

August 1995 to May 1996

Law Offices of Michael Robinson, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Law Clerk. Researched the law regarding personal injury and wrongful death. Performed chart and medical record reviews as an expert in medical malpractice cases. Drafted memoranda of law in criminal defense cases. Managed client cases from initial interview through settlement. Assisted in trial preparation.

EDUCATION

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Juris Doctor, May 1996 - Graduated cum laude

Honors: John Marshall Moot Court Competition, Honorable Mention Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Award Recipient

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, May 1990 - Graduated with Honors

Academy of Certified Birth Educators, Olathe, KS

Certified Childbirth Educator, July 1990

DANA Doula Training Certification, Utah

Certified Doula (DONA)

DANA Doula Teacher Training Certification, Utah

Certified to teach DONA approved doula course for women seeking DONA certification

BAR ADMISSION

State Bar of Florida, 1996.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Nova Southeastern University Law Alumni Association - Officer Board of Directors-Treasurer, Urban League of Broward County - Member, Board of Director; United Cerebral Palsy in South Florida - Member, Board of Directors; American Bar Association/Equal Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession; International Council of Shopping Centers Member; Florida Bar; National Bar Association - Member; Member-National Medical Association; Member of Doulas of North America; Member- NAPCS; Speaker at induction meeting of Partners in Perinatal Education (Topic: Hospital Based Doula Programs); Appeared on Channel 10 regarding use of birth balls.


REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST