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Lexington, KY, US

Kentucky, United States

• Represent businesses of all sizes in defense of state and federal lawsuits, including allegations of discrimination, failure to accommodate, medical leave interference, retaliation, and wrongful termination.
• Defend businesses against administrative charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.
• Provide advice and counsel regarding best practices to achieve compliance with state and federal laws, including: Title VII/Equal Employment Opportunity; Kentucky Civil Rights Act; Fair Labor Standards Act; Kentucky.
• Work hand-in-hand with C-Suite Executives, Senior Leadership, and Human Resources Professionals with business decisions, including implementing and maintaining Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) efforts, performing.

Crestview Hills, KY

• Served as sole associate for four partners and one of counsel, each with their own specific practice area to include labor and employment/wage & hour, civil rights (1983 actions), insurance defense, education law.
• Drafted various memoranda, including motions, responses, and replies including: summary judgment, Daubert motions, dismissals, motions in limine, motions to compel, and more.
• Reviewed severance agreements, employment contracts, employee handbooks, drug use policies, and similar documents for business clients.
• Prepared mediation statements and mediate cases to settlement, specifically for workplace discrimination, wage and hour, and civil rights violations.

Crestview Hills, KY

• Case management under attorney Michael J. O'Hara, with a heavy focus on Labor and Employment, Civil Rights, and Constitutional Law.
• Specifically, prepared for and attended depositions and mediations regarding FLSA exempt/non-exempt status, contract disputes, disability discrimination, bad faith insurance settlement, failure to protect imprisoned.
• Heavily researched and drafted memoranda regarding piercing the corporate veil for shell corporations under Kentucky law.
• Reviewed severance packages and separation agreements to ensure legal compliance, specifically including that clients pursue any pre-existing claims before signing.
• Successfully assisted in restoration of First Amendment free speech rights, including a client's political criticism on a Senator's Facebook page and right to free speech in a personalized license plate case.
• Drafted EEOC Charges and Responses to Position Statements regarding disability, gender, and race discrimination and retaliation.

Cincinnati, OH

• Engage in outreach efforts within the legal community to increase visibility and interaction within the Greater Cincinnati LGBT+ Community.
• Work with the LGBT Interests Group Executive Board in planning CLEs and quarterly events for the Cincinnati Bar Association.

Cincinnati, OH

• Researched and drafted pleadings, motions, and memoranda regarding Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, COBRA, ERISA, FLSA, Medicare, LMRA, NLRA, EPA.
• Attended mediations and depositions, including a 10-hour age discrimination mediation. Settled for $1.4 million.
• Synthesized hundreds of documents to create charts of comparator data for gender discrimination case.
• Called clients for Cincinnati Workers’ Rights Project, a non-profit serving low-income workers.
• Drafted initial investigative letters alleging discrimination under Title VII protected classes.
• Calculated damages for lost or miscalculated pension funds and pre-settlement demands.

Lexington, Kentucky

• Wrote memoranda regarding LFUCG employment, tax liens, foreclosures, and corporate veil piercing.
• Researched using a blend of public records, federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

• Prepared a motion in limine to exclude evidence in a $400K food stamp fraud case.
• Drafted and filed a novel plea agreement with no inter-office example to follow.
• Researched, authored, proofread, and cite checked pleadings and briefs.

Hebron, KY

• Collaborated with Human Resources to develop a six-step corrective action and coaching program for underperforming teammates
• Analyzed and coached performance analytics for all departments in a 24-hour operation using RedPrairie, Business Objects, and Excel
• Created and interpreted dashboards for both local and network-wide leadership teammates
• Prepared the team for Audits to ensure compliance with company, OSHA and FDA requirements
• Assisted with the interview process; performed phone screenings to assist HR
• Published and revised numerous Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in a consistent format

Covington, KY

• Executed all tasks of the warehouse operation in the absence of the Warehouse Manager
• Performed the first stage of the interview process
• Trained and coached new teammates in all areas of the operation
• Implemented digital keeping of inbound freight records
• Performed research for inbound overages, shortages, and damages (OS&Ds) and contacted vendor for resolution
• Completed monthly comparison reports for outbound freight pricing in search of savings

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: OUTLaw; Law Student Veteran Organization; Women's Law Caucus• Attended 2016 Lavender Law Conference (hosted by.

Bachelor’S Degree, English Language And Literature, General, 3.719; Cum Laude

• Winner of the 2008 Book Connection essay contest. • Recipient of the Northern Kentucky University Achiever's Scholarship, a four-year.

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Activities and Societies: Varsity Softball, Bowling, Intramural Sports, Traveling Youth Softball Team