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Practice Areas
• Labor & Employment
• Civil Rights litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Appellate Advocacy
• Complex Commercial Litigation

Professional Experience
Located in the Miami office, Ms. Joseph practices in the areas of Employment Law, Complex Commercial Litigation, and Appellate Advocacy. Her practice focuses on litigating labor and employment claims, as well as working with management and human resources to develop and implement effective employment policies, practices, and procedures. She represents public and private employers in federal and state courts, in mediations and arbitrations, and before administrative agencies, governmental review boards and councils. Ms. Joseph handles alleged violations based on race, age, national origin, gender, and other protected status, as well as retaliation, harassment, hostile work environment, and whistleblower claims.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Joseph served as the Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Eugene Hamilton, former Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; a Civil Rights Litigation Consultant for a small nonprofit; as an Associate with two boutique law firms specializing in employment discrimination class actions and business litigation; and as the owner of her own law firm. While pursuing her legal studies at Georgetown University Law Center, Ms. Joseph externed at the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, interned with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, and served as a Student Attorney in federal immigration court. During the summers, Ms. Joseph volunteered with the Refugee Law Project in Uganda, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Egypt, and served as the Frankel Fellow for Human Rights First.

Professional and Community Involvement
• Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association
• Haitian Lawyers Association
• Beraca Haitian Church

Admissions
• Florida, October 2005
• District of Columbia, September 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, January 2008
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, July 2011

Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2005
• Clinic - Center for Applied Legal Studies Litigation Clinic
• Honors - 2003 Human Rights Frankel Fellowship
• Activities - President: Caribbean Law Students Association; Vice-President: Christian Legal Society

B.A., Yale University, With Honors, 2001
Honors
• Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society; George Darr Memorial Scholarship

Activities
• Founder and President of Klub Kreyol: Haitian Student Alliance at Yale; Yale NAACP, Political Action Committee Chair; Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Representative

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