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Name: |
Sharon
Cummings Giles |
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Law
Firm: |
Robins,
Kaplan, Miller, & Ciresi L.L.P. |
Address: |
1801
K Street, N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20006 |
Phone
Number: |
(202)
775-0725 |
Email: |
scgiles@rkmc.com |
Specialty
Areas: |
Business
Litigation
Employment Law (Litigation & Counseling) |
Licenses: |
District
of Columbia; State of Florida; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S.
District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District
of Maryland |
Education
and Honors: |
Georgetown
University Law Center (J.D. 1984); Editorial Board, American
Criminal Law Review, Unleashing the Prosecutor's Discretion,
20 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 507 (1983)
University of South Carolina (B.A. Journalism 1981), magna cum
laude, Phi Beta Kappa |
Professional
Background: |
Prior
to joining Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Ms. Giles
clerked for the Honorable Herbert F. Murray, U.S. District Court
for the District of Maryland.
Her business
litigation experience includes all aspects of pleading and
practice in state and federal courts (including the "Rocket
Docket") in the areas of contracts, antitrust, trade
secrets, RICO, business torts, health care fraud and patent
infringement damages in single-party, multiple-party and class
action litigation.
Her employment
law experience includes conducting sexual harassment investigations
and counseling, litigating and negotiating a wide variety
of employment-related claims including sexual harassment,
discrimination based on race, sex, age and national origin,
the ADA and the FMLA. She also provides employment counseling,
investigation and litigation services to major corporations
in a number of different jurisdictions.
Ms. Giles
has been the lead trial counsel in several high-profile cases
that have been featured by various media, including The Washington
Post and The Baltimore Sun. She is a frequent speaker on employment
law, litigation and diversity topics.
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Major
Clients: |
Provided
Upon Request |
Public
Service/Community Affairs: |
Member,
Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (Membership limited to
one-third of one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in
each jurisdiction)
Co-chair,
Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law
Firms
Charter
Member, Charlotte E. Ray Inn of Court
Committee
on Fairness and Access to the Courts of the District of Columbia,
D.C. Bar Representative to the Advisory Committee
D.C. Bar
Community Economic Development Pro Bono Project Advisory Committee
(Appointed by Board of Governors)
U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia, Advisory Committee on
Pro Se Litigation
Founder
and Former Chairperson, Youth Education Services ("YES")
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Board
Memberships and/or Corporate Directorships: |
Board
Member, Public Employee Relations Board (Nominated by Mayor
and confirmed by D.C. Council)
Board
Member, GWAC Foundation, Inc.
Board
Member, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Board
Member, Lowell School (Chair, Committee on Trustees)
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