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Name: Sharon Cummings Giles
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.

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")

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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