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PRACTICE AREAS
OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL SERVICES
I provide practical advice to help navigate the day-to-day requirements, challenges, and opportunities inherent in any business, especially a small business, including with respect to business formation, corporate records, employment issues, compliance, and operations. In addition, I partner with your leadership team to identify and prevent risk.
I can work with your existing legal team or I can act as your outside general counsel - I can even have an email address at your company's domain. My goal is to think about the legal issues for you so you can spend more time on building and maintaining your business.
EMPLOYMENT
I represent employers with respect to all types of employment issues.
When handled properly, employment disputes can often times be resolved early on without litigation.
I emphasize practical advice to keep employment disputes out of the courtroom.
NONPROFITS
Nonprofit leadership requires a legal partner who understands the operational realities of the boardroom, C-suite, and compliance desk. I serve as counsel and strategic advisor to tax-exempt organizations across DC, MD, and VA—handling 501 entity formation, board governance, high-stakes vendor contracts, executive compensation, and workplace HR compliance.
CONTRACTS &
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
I can handle your contracts needs including leases, equipment, professional services agreements, subcontracts, master services agreements, and purchase orders.
I advise on entity formation and administration, best practices, succession planning, and ownership structure, among other aspects of forming and operating a business.
INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS
Quick action after a complaint is a defense against subsequent litigation, and is the right thing to do. I can conduct efficient, sensitive internal investigations into allegations of harassment, discrimination, ethical violations and other misconduct.
TRAINING
I can deliver in-person training for your employees and managers on a wide range of issues such as harassment prevention, discrimination, FLSA, FMLA and ADA compliance, new manager necessities, and the interview/hiring process.
HUMAN RESOURCES
I advise clients with respect to EEO issues, employee relations, onboarding best practices, policies and procedures, compliance and affirmative action audits. I draft and edit employee handbooks using best practices from a broad spectrum of industries.
INTERIM HR AND LEGAL SUPPORT
Businesses sometimes experience critical human resources or legal challenges without the immediate internal resources to manage them. Sometimes your Director of HR resigns and you need help running the HR department and recruiting a new one. Sometimes your Labor & Employment attorney goes out on medical or parental leave. And sometimes you just need some additional support for a company transition.
I can help. I often step in to help clients navigate fragile times.