Experience

Asheville Legal

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner Attorney

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Oversee law firm operation; consult with clients; litigate cases.

• Civil Litigation Attorney

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2015



Freedman Law Firm

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Oct 2012 - Sep 2013

  Assessed and prepared memoranda regarding North Carolina claims for workers' compensation benefits; prepared discovery; and prepared hearing exhibits and pretrial orders. Assessed and prepared memoranda regarding North Carolina claims for workers' compensation benefits; prepared discovery; and prepared hearing exhibits and pretrial orders.



Law Offices of Fred Hamlet

• Law Clerk

  • Apr 2011 - May 2013

  Represented both employers and employees in a wide range of labor and employment law matters, including litigating discrimination claims under Title VII and the ADEA; protecting employers in USDOL Wage and Hour Audits; handling unemployment claims and hearings; and assisting clients with a variety of other state and federal matters. Represented both employers and employees in a wide range of labor and employment law matters, including litigating discrimination claims under Title VII and the ADEA; protecting employers in USDOL Wage and Hour Audits; handling unemployment claims and hearings; and assisting clients with a variety of other state and federal matters.



Ogletree Deakins

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate and Law Clerk

  • Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

  Represented employers in wide range of employment law matters, including numerous charges of discrimination before the EEOC; Title VII litigation; and workers' compensation claims. Represented employers in wide range of employment law matters, including numerous charges of discrimination before the EEOC; Title VII litigation; and workers' compensation claims.



North Carolina Business Court

• Extern

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Assisted the Honorable James L. Gale in resolving complex business legal issues including researching novel areas of North Carolina business law; preparing memoranda to the judge regarding the merits of litigants' motions; and drafting opinions and orders deciding those motions. Assisted the Honorable James L. Gale in resolving complex business legal issues including researching novel areas of North Carolina business law; preparing memoranda to the judge regarding the merits of litigants' motions; and drafting opinions and orders deciding those motions.



Hawthorne Fish House

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services

• Assistant Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  Managed waitstaff and handled customer comments during peak business hours; marketed restaurant to new clientele. Managed waitstaff and handled customer comments during peak business hours; marketed restaurant to new clientele.