Attorney

JAIME LYN DUGUAY

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EXPERIENCE

City of Atlanta Law Department, Atlanta, GA

Senior Assistant City Attorney, January 2017 – March 2017 (temporary position)

Represented the City of Atlanta and all City employee litigation matters, including employment, wrongful death, permitting, employee complaints, and wage and hour matters. Advised the City of Atlanta on legality of proposed legislation and employee and wage and hour issues.

Duguay Law, LLC, Atlanta, GA

Principal and Founder, October 2015 – present

Represent employers, primarily small businesses, and individuals in all employment matters, including race, gender, national origin, disability, age, and other civil rights employment matters. Advise employers in all aspects of state and federal employment laws, including OWBPA reduction-in-force, responding to allegations of discrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act, garnishment, and business formation and dissolution. Additionally, represent individuals in employment litigation, separation agreements, and business negotiations concerning present or former employers and partners.

The Buckley Law Firm/Buckley & Klein, Atlanta, GA

Associate Attorney, March 2012 – September 2015

Associate Attorney at The Buckley Law Firm (formerly Buckley & Klein), an employment law and civil rights firm. Successfully represented employees of every kind from entry level to C-level executives and counsel, negotiate, arbitrate, litigate, and mediate cases on behalf of employees. Represented employees in a wide variety of claims from breach of contract to Title VII race, sex, national origin, religion and claims of discrimination, and sexual and racial harassment claims. Represented employees with respect to covenants not to compete, non-solicitation agreements, trade secret agreements, employment and partnership agreements, whistleblowers, wage and hour issues, and victims of workplace retaliation. Successfully defeated numerous summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, and other various motions, and argued motions in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia.

Counsel On call, Atlanta, GA

Contract Attorney, March 2011 – March 2012

Performed electronic and paper document review, including review for privilege issues, for large companies engaged in litigation alleging constitutional violations by a municipality.

Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, Atlanta, GA

Associate, January 2010 – March 2011

Advised and defended management on various employment matters, including defending public company in FLSA collective action with hundreds of opt-in plaintiffs, defending public companies in sex and race discrimination matters, and defending city governments in employment cases alleging constitutional violations. Drafted EEOC position statements, pleadings, and various motions, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, statements of undisputed material facts, and briefs on appeal. Drafted complex and successful memoranda of law on issues pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Zurich North America, New York, NY

In House/Claims Counsel, June 2008 – January 2010

Represented clients’ and Zurich’s interests in Employment Practices Liability claims of medium to high exposure, including directing counsel, overseeing defense litigation, negotiating settlements, and attending and assisting in mediation of complex cases.

Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP, New York, NY

Associate, November 2006 – June 2008

Broad based labor and employment practice focused on representing both management clients and plaintiffs in litigation matters in state and federal proceedings and administrative agencies, including EEOC, state-equivalent agencies, NLRB, DOL, and FINRA. Litigated matters brought under Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FLSA, and FMLA. Responsible for discovery, depositions, position statements, motion practice, and court appearances, including preliminary and compliance conferences, conducting and defending depositions, conducting internal investigations, drafting settlement agreements, and serving as primary point of contact for clients. Counseled experience encompasses disciplinary actions, leaves of absence, non-competition agreements, hiring, firing, reductions in force, and compliance with discrimination and wage-and-hour laws. Responsible for drafting employment agreements and severance agreements. Traditional labor experience includes assisting in disparate treatment grievance arbitration.

Representative matters:

Independently and successfully handled unemployment benefits hearing.

Researched and drafted proposed jury instructions, proposed voir dire questions, and motions in limine for complex sexual harassment and retaliation trial.

Drafted reply to appeal to United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Drafted Rule 56.1 statement of material fact, responses, and motion papers in First Amendment retaliation suit.

New York State Attorney General’s Office, New York, NY

Intern, Litigation Bureau, June 2005 – November 2005; Intern, Charities Bureau, June 2001 – July 2001

Researched and drafted legal memoranda on federal and state issues including civil procedure, statutory interpretation, and constitutional law. Prepared for and attended trials, court conferences, depositions, and hearings.

Professor Nadine Strossen, President, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY

Research Assistant, January 2005 – January 2006

Assisted with research, writing, speaking, and media appearances on civil liberties and constitutional issues.

Rogers & Hardin, LLP, Atlanta, GA

Senior Caseworker, July 2002 – Aug 2003

Managed pleadings, discovery, and correspondence of complex litigation matters.

EDUCATION

New York Law School, New York, NY

Juris Doctor, cum laude, June 2006

Honors: Alumni Association Scholarship; Dean’s List, with Honors

2nd Place Team, 2nd Best Brief, Regent Univ. National Moot Court Constitutional Law Competition

Quarter Finalist in 28th Annual Froessel Moot Court Competition

Activities: Moot Court Association Member

Vice President, Student Bar Association

Attorney General, Student Bar Association

Senator, Student Bar Association

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science, May 2002

Activities: President, Rho Lambda, National Greek Women’s Honor Society

Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, Executive Board

Inter-sorority Council Board Member

BAR ADMISSIONS, ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS

Georgia, 2010; N.D.G.A., 2012; M.D.G.A., 2012; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2012

New York, 2007; S.D.N.Y., 2007; E.D.N.Y., 2008

Atlanta Bar Association – Labor and Employment Section Board Member (June 2015 – June 2017); Atlanta Bar Association – Women in the Profession Board Member (June 2015 – June 2017); Georgia Association for Women Lawyers – Board Member and Chair of Leadership Committee (June 2015 – June 2016); Graduate of 2014 GAWL Leadership Academy; Forever Family – Young Professional Board Member (August 2016 – August 2017); American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

Super Lawyers 2016 Rising Star – Employment Litigation

Graduate of 2014 Georgia Association of Women Lawyers Leadership Academy

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Atlanta Bar Association: March Madness Pro Bono Program, Moderator – Classifying Employees Correctly, March 2017

Atlanta Bar Association: March Madness Pro Bono Program, Moderator – Employment Law for Non-Profits, March 2016

GAWL Edu: CLE presentation on written discovery top 10 best practices, December 2015

GAWL Edu; CLE presentation on written discovery top 10 best practices, June 2015

The Leader Within CLE presentation; panel speaker on Mentor/Mentee relationship, January 2015

“Hurt on the Job,” Restaurant Startup and Growth. Co-authored article, September 2010

Sexual harassment and discrimination training, Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Atlanta, GA June 2010

Guest lecturer for Advanced Nutrition Services Management in the Graduate Coordinator Program in Dietetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA July 2009

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, Committee Member of annual Energy for Life Walk; Atlanta, GA; Make-A-Wish Foundation, Atlanta, GA; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, New York, NY.

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