Welcome to the Employment Law Section subportal! If you are a member of this section, from this site you will be able to access information available only to Employment Law Section members.

The Employment Law Section is a dynamic, committed, collegial group of attorneys who represent plaintiffs in employment related matters. We are committed to protecting and advancing the cause of working men and women across North Carolina. Our sections is intensely active and collaborative. We sponsor an annual CLE that covers basic and more complex issues related to the practice of employment law. We have established a great document bank that allows you to access exemplar complaints, discovery and motions relevant to the full panoply of employment law issues, including federal and race and gender claims.,wage and hour complaints, FMLA, Americans With Disabilities Act Claims, Civil Rights, and ERISA. Our list serve is terrific, active, informed and extremely supportive of new employment law practitioners. Our more experienced members will be able to give you solid, cogent advice on the law, legal strategies, and the practical aspects of litigating employment law cases. We meet at least four times per year around the state to share knowledge, ideas and a bit of perspective about our cases and practices. We also meet more frequently on a regional basis in the Triangle and are always looking for new members to join us!!

Chair: Jessica Leaven (Durham)
Vice Chair: Zoe Mahood (Raleigh)
Secretary: Jon Wall (Greensboro)
Immediate Past Chair: Mary-Ann Leon (Greenville)
Amicus Co-Chair: Faith Herndon (Durham)
Amicus Co-Chair: Travis Payne (Raleigh)
CLE Co-Chair: Alice Tejada (Raleigh)
CLE Co-Chair: Narendra Ghosh (Chapel Hill)
Ethics Chair: Eric Doggett (Raleigh)
Legislative Co-Chair: Joshua Van Kampen (Charlotte)
Legislative Co-Chair: David Puryear (Greensboro)
Membership Chair: Mark Kerkhoff (Charlotte)
NLD Section Liaison: Vanessa Lucas (Raleigh)
Publications Chair: Richard Daugherty (Chapel Hill)
Technology Chair: Laura Noble (Durham)

CLICK HERE to access the listserv from Trialsmith. You will be directed to the Trialsmith website and will need to login with your email address (username) and Trialsmith password. If you forgot your password, type in your username and click on "Forgot Your Password?" from the Trialsmith homepage and it will be emailed to you.

The listserv address is: ncaj_emplaw@lists.trialsmith.com

To join the listserv, contact Michelle LaPorte at NCAJ to set-up your listserv account.
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Listserv Membership List Updated February 20, 2012

Section By-Laws
Membership List Updated February 20, 2012

In order to join the Employment Law Section, you must be able to sign the following certification:

I hereby certify that I meet the following membership criteria of the Employment Law Section of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and that I will immediately notify the Chair of the Employment Law Section if I no longer meet these criteria:

Membership in the Employment Law Section is limited to North Carolina Advocates for Justice members who are primarily engaged in representing plaintiff-employees in employment and labor matters. For purposes of this requirement, “primarily” means that more than sixty percent (60%) of a member’s employment or labor practice is on behalf of employees.

I further certify that I will not forward, distribute or share messages or information obtained through the Employment Section Listserv or the Document Bank with non-members of the Employment Law Section, including those members of my law firm who are not members of the Employment Law Section. I agree that such information is intended for the exclusive use of Employment Law Section members engaged in the representation of plaintiff-employees and is the work product of the attorneys participating in the Listserv and/or Document Bank. I will not furnish such information to a defendant, defense interest, employer, insurance company, or any other person who is not a member of the Employment Law Section, except as required under the law. If such information is sought in discovery, I will oppose the discovery, and I will notify the Chair of the Employment Law Section of the discovery request. I will notify the Chair of the Employment Law Section of any suspected or known violation of these membership criteria by any other member or non-member of the Employment Law Section.

No exceptions will be allowed to the above stated membership criteria, except as approved in advance by the Chair of the Employment Law Section.