Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Patricia Ambrose's practice consists of counseling and representation of employers in labor and employment law matters for a wide variety of businesses and nonprofit institutions in and outside the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. She regularly advises employers on personnel policies and practices, employment contracts, affirmative action plans, equal opportunity complaints, internal investigations, training, compensation, termination, layoffs, performance management, and dispute resolution measures, including arbitration and mediation. She deals with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246, the Fair Labor Standards Act, other federal, state and local statutes concerning employment, and common law employment rights and claims.

She speaks regularly on labor and employment topics at professional conferences, particularly concerning discrimination and harassment issues.

Areas of Practice

• Labor and Employment
• Education
• Higher Education

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1978
• District of Columbia, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section of Labor Relations)
• American Bar Association (Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law)
• National Association of College and University Attorneys (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Edward A. Tamm, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, Law Clerk, 1978 - 1979

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  Law Review: Georgetown Law Journal, Editor, 1976 - 1978
• Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York, 1973
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Address

555 Thirteenth Street, NorthWest
Washington, DC 20004

Phones

(202) 637-5782

Faxes

(202) 637-5910

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hhlaw.com