Channing Robinson Holmes

Channing Robinson-Holmes

Attorney

Since joining the firm in 2015, Channing Robinson-Holmes has successfully litigated and tried numerous employment cases, as well as civil rights actions against the state, argued before the state court of appeals, and briefed issues resulting in impactful, positive court decisions in Michigan and the Sixth Circuit. 

Channing represents the firm in the claims process of the Flint Class Action Partial Settlement of $624 million and is part of the leadership team pursuing additional claims on behalf of the class. She, along with Cary McGehee, further represents two putative classes of women incarcerated in the state’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility who were harmed by the facility’s scabies outbreak and negatively affected by the facility’s unhealthy mold conditions. In a recent victory, Channing, alongside Cary McGehee, succeeded in overturning the juvenile life-without-parole sentence of Barbara Hernandez, who was sentenced at 16 and served more than 30 years in prison. With the sentence overturned, she is now eligible for parole.

Channing sits on the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s (ICLE) Labor and Employment Law Advisory Board and is an ICLE contributor. She is a member of the Public Justice’s Case Development/Special Project Committee, Michigan Association for Justice’s Amicus Brief Committee, and the Michigan State Bar’s Bar Journal Committee. Channing was a finalist for the 2022 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.

Channing and her husband, Buddy, are the devoted parents of four-year-old Charlotte and one-year-old Everett.

Contact Channing
(248) 398-9800 phone
(248) 268-7996 fax

Selected Publications

The Disappearing Public Policy Claim
by Channing Robinson-Holmes
Labor and Employment Lawnotes, Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, Fall 2023, page 11

A Primer on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
by Channing Robinson-Holmes
Labor and Employment Lawnotes, Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, Summer 2023, page 4

WPA: Suspected violations of law
by Channing Robinson-Holmes
Labor and Employment Lawnotes, Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, Spring 2023

Lamenting the loss of public policy claims for independent contractors
by Channing Robinson-Holmes
Michigan Bar Journal, State Bar of Michigan, December 2022

Client Testimonials

  • “I have had a wonderful experience with Channing Robinson as my attorney. Channing is professional, knowledgeable, and understanding of all my legal needs. Wonderful individual and very relatable. She represents me with the utmost class, care and concern. Best law firm and attorney. I highly recommend them to handle your legal matter with confidence, professionalism, and attentiveness.”

    P.E.

  • “From the first meeting, I knew I had come to the right law office to represent me in my employment termination case. Channing Robinson and her team made me feel ‘at home,’ in their presence. I was very nervous and anxious, but they took the time and made me feel like I was their only client. It’s been a great working relationship. I could not be happier. I give Channing, Jennifer, Carrie and the firm my highest recommendation!”

    M.H.

  • “I was nervous and conflicted about pursuing legal action, and the team at Pitt, McGehee, Palmer Bonanni & Rivers was amazing. Channing Robinson was an exemplary professional who communicated frequently and prepared me thoroughly. She helped me get through the stress and emotional toll of litigation. I am so grateful to have experienced justice served and closure. I would never have been able to have it without Channing.”

    A.D.

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