Kathleen Pontone Email & Phone Number

Experienced Principal with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in cases in the Education Sector, Severance, Legal Writing, Trials, Non-compete Agreements, and Civil Rights. Strong education professional graduated from Duke University School of Law.

Listed skills include Non Compete Agreements, Non Disclosure Agreements, Wage And Hour, Ada Compliance, and 25 others.

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  Principal

  Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

  1992 - Present

  Has handled numerous cases in the education sector, including executive cases on behalf of management . She has successfully obtained preliminary injunctions and blocked them. These matters included confidentiality and trade secret claims and some have international implications. She has represented employers in complex occupational health and safety cases brought by OSHA, including alleged willful violations in death cases and cases dealing with indoor air quality. She has had several important cases defending hospitals, banks, and educational institutions in claims alleging a failure to accommodate various disabilities in both physical access and employment. She successfully defended a world-wide bank in a case challenging the accessibility of a bank in a suit that examined the historic exemption. She specializes in the defense of discrimination cases, with extensive experience in leave related claims, sexual harassment and compensation disputes. She also defends cases involving employment-related torts and wage and hour claims. She has substantive experience in arbitration, including the representation of the financial services and securities industry employers in arbitrations. She also defended claims alleging housing and mortgage discrimination as well as other civil rights claims. In addition, she has extensive experience in negotiating severance agreements and employment agreements on behalf of management and in representing government contractors with respect to affirmative action issues. She represents several major educational institutions and non-profit organizations, financial services companies, manufacturers, hospitality and food service providers, governments, medical institutions and medical device providers.