Washington, D.C. Law Firms
The Employers Counsel Network is proud to include law firms in all 50 states that advise and represent employers in workplace-related issues and disputes. In addition, attorneys at each of these firms write their state's Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter for HR professionals and in-house counsel. The member law firm in Washington, D.C. is:
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Fortney & Scott, LLC
1750 K Street N.W., Ste. 325
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202/689-1200
Fax: 202/689-1209
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| Judith Kramer (Full bio) has a broad-based practice in labor and employment law. She has 25 years of experience with the U.S. Department of Labor, where she served for 16 years as Deputy Solicitor for Planning and Coordination, the highest-ranking career employee in the Office of the Solicitor. She oversaw a staff of approximately 500 attorneys and provided legal advice to the Solicitor of Labor and other high-ranking Department of Labor officials on matters relating to wage and hour laws, civil rights and affirmative action, occupational safety and health, mine safety and health, black lung and longshore benefits, and administrative law. Ms. Kramer served as Acting Solicitor of Labor on several occasions during both Republican and Democratic Administrations. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Philip Arnow Award, the highest award conferred by the Department of Labor. Email:
jkramer@fortneyscott.com
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| David S. Fortney (Full bio), Esq. is a co-founder of Fortney & Scott, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based, woman-owned law firm counseling and advising clients on the full spectrum of workplace related matters, including employment discrimination and labor matters, compliance programs, government contracting, executive employment and compensation, international dispute resolution and counseling matters, and developing strategies for avoiding or responding to workplace-related crises. Mr. Fortney has a broad-based practice representing and counseling employers and executives in employment and labor matters, including equal employment opportunity requirements, wage and hour matters, federal contractor's affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations, collective bargaining, workplace health and safety, and pension and welfare benefits. He brings experience from the public and private sectors in advising clients on these issues, and he frequently represents clients before the U.S. Department of Labor's agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Fortney's litigation experience includes obtaining defense verdicts for employers in extended jury trials, as well as designing and implementing Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures to help resolve employment claims in an efficient and fair manner. Before co - founding the firm, Mr. Fortney served as the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. during the first Bush Administration. As Acting Solicitor of Labor, he was responsible for enforcing over 140 laws regulating the nation's workplaces and managing an agency with 800 attorneys and support staff. He advised Secretaries of Labor Elizabeth Dole and Lynn Martin and the Department of Labor's agencies on a broad range of legal, policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement issues. The major Department of Labor agencies Mr. Fortney represented included the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Mr. Fortney has testified on several occasions before the U.S. Congress. He most recently testified on behalf of the national employers' O.T. Coalition in support of the Department of Labor’s issuance of revised FLSA "white-collar" exemption regulations. He has also testified before a state legislative committee on wage and hour matters. Mr. Fortney is a frequent lecturer and writer on employment-related topics, including appearances on CNN, CBS and Fox News. Email:
dfortney@fortneyscott.com
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About the firms
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Fortney & Scott, LLC
1750 K Street N.W., Ste. 325
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202/689-1200
Fax: 202/689-1209
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Firm Practice Areas: The full spectrum of workplace related matters, including labor and employment, government contracting, compliance programs, tax and executive agreements.
Number of Attorneys: 7
Office Locations: Washington, DC
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The Washington, D.C. members of the Employers Counsel Network also write Washington, D.C. Employment Law Letter. Click here to learn more about the newsletter.
Member firms of the Employers Counsel Network practice law independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of the law.
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