Shirley is an associate in the firm's Labor + Employment Practice Group. Her practice includes litigation and counseling related to a variety of employment matters, including Title VII and ADA discrimination, harassment and retaliation, labor arbitrations, trade secret misappropriation, employment-related cannabis regulation, and employee handbooks and policies.
Shirley graduated from Howard University School of Law, where she completed her Juris Doctor and served as a staff editor for the Howard Law Journal. While in law school, Shirley worked as a Federal Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Legal Clerk for an American insurance company. She also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Kimberley S. Knowles of the Superior Court of District of Columbia, Criminal Division.
In 2022, after a highly competitive process, Shirley was selected as a Fellow to the National Employment Law Council Academy as one of only 30 attorneys nationwide chosen based on their high potential for success and a commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in management-side employment law. As a firm advocate of higher education, Shirley also dedicates her time to serving on the Local Action Board of Jumpstart Atlanta and participating in panels...
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