Robinson & Geraldo was founded in 1979 by Gerald S. Robinson and Manuel R. Geraldo, both of whom formerly served as attorneys in the Office of General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. Gerald S. Robinson is a graduate of Howard University School of Law . Manuel R. Geraldo graduated from Rutgers Law School , and Georgetown University School of Law with a Masters Degree in International and Comparative Law.