''Top Washington Lawyer'' Bertram Joins Winston & Strawn.WASHINGTON -- Connie N. Bertram, who in the past year has been named a "leading lawyer" by The Legal Times, one of Washington's "best lawyers" by Washingtonian and an "employment law young gun" by Washington Business Journal, recently joined Winston & Strawn LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol as a partner in its Labor and Employment group. Bertram focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and counseling. Additionally, she represents retailers and property management and development companies in connection with disputes with customers, tenants and home owners, including discrimination, fair housing and toxic exposure complaints. Patricia A. Exposito, who also focuses her practice on labor and employment issues, joined Winston & Strawn's Washington, D.C. office as of counsel. Bertram and Exposito join from Venable, where Bertram held several leadership positions. "We're thrilled that Connie and Patti have joined Winston & Strawn," said James M. Neis, Winston & Strawn's managing partner. "We are always looking to strengthen our core practice areas and to augment the expertise we offer clients." Bertram has represented numerous clients in both jury and bench trials. She won a favorable decision for a client in the first federal decision in the country addressing bodily injury liability for mold exposure, and has secured a significant number of favorable defense verdicts for major employers. A frequent speaker, Bertram has delivered numerous speeches to the D.C. bar, and as part of Georgetown University's Views from the Bench: Employment Litigation conference. Additionally, she is a popular speaker and panelist with several industry conference services. Bertram has held several leadership roles in both the D.C. and Virginia Bar Associations, and was an adjunct professor at George Washington National Law Center. She is also an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Bertram graduated from George Washington School of Law, with honors, where she was on the editorial board of The George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics. She holds a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary Noun 1. William and Mary - joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II . Patti Exposito focuses her labor and employment practice on defending employers in federal, state and administrative tribunals, and in disputes arising from employee confidentiality agreements. She also counsels clients on employment decisions and compliance issues, and in the development of policies, procedures and strategies. Before entering private practice, Exposito served as a judicial clerk for the honorable Judge Howard S. Chasanow on the Maryland Court of Appeals The Maryland Court of Appeals is the supreme court of the U.S. state of Maryland. The court, which is composed of one chief judge and six associate judges, meets in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in the state capital, Annapolis. . Exposito earned her juris doctor The degree awarded to an individual upon the successful completion of law school. Juris doctor, or doctor of Jurisprudence, commonly abbreviated J.D., is the degree commonly conferred by law schools. from Catholic University of America Catholic University of America, at Washington, D.C.; the national university of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States; coeducational; founded 1887 and opened 1889. , Columbus School of Law The Columbus School of Law is the law school of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1897. Today the school is home to hundreds of students from across the nation and from all walks of life. , magna cum laude, and was editorial assistant for the Catholic University Law Review. She also graduated from the University of Virginia. Winston & Strawn LLP is a commercial law firm that celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2003. It has approximately 900 lawyers in nine offices including Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Paris, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. and Moscow. |
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