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Areas of Practice
Employment Law, ERISA Litigation, Commercial
Litigation
Education
J.D., Wake Forest University, Cum Laude,
1981
B.S., Wake Forest University, Summa Cum
Laude, 1978
Representative Experience
Regularly advises and defends clients in
race, age, disability and sex discrimination and harassment cases before the
EEOC and in state and federal court. Reviews handbooks, policies and
termination issues; a regular speaker on employment matters.
Regularly advises clients on Affirmative
Action Plans, Fair Labor Standards Act and Family Medical Leave compliance,
and defends clients on these issues
Served as lead counsel in Faircloth v.
Lunding Packing Co., which clarified Plan Administrator's obligations to
provide information to plan participants
Professional/Community Activities
North Carolina Bar Association, Minorities in
the Profession Committee, 1990 – 1995
Wake County Bar Association
Law Clerk to the Honorable Hiram H.
Ward, Chief District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1982 – 1983
Law Clerk to the Honorable Russell A. Eliason,
Magistrate U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1981 – 1982
Notable Accomplishments
State Delegation Co-Chair for North Carolina,
Litigation Counsel of America
Recognized in Business North Carolina
Magazine’s “Legal Elite” (Employment), 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities
in the Profession Committee, 1990 – 1995
Ranked among Law & Politics magazine's North
Carolina “Super Lawyers” (Labor and Employment Law), 2006 – 2008
Ranked among Law & Politics magazine's North
Carolina “Top 50 North Carolina Female Lawyers,” 2006 – 2008
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
(Labor and Employment Law), 2007 – 2008
Firm Management Responsibilities
Employment Law Practice Group Leader
Management Committee Member
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