Theresa Connolly
Partner
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Theresa Connolly is a Partner at Isler Dare Ray Radcliffe & Connolly, P.C.  Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Theresa was a partner at DLA Piper.

Theresa regularly advises clients on a broad spectrum of labor and employment matters, including the negotiation of employment contracts, drafting and the enforcement of restrictive covenants, the development of personnel policies and practices, and compliance with employment-related statutes and programs such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Executive Order 11246 (establishing affirmative action obligations for federal contractors).  She has extensive experience in representing employers with respect to age, race, sex, and disability discrimination claims, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, contract, tort actions and injunction proceedings involving non-compete agreements.

In addition to employment litigation and counseling, Theresa handles traditional labor relations issues including union elections, unfair labor practices, union arbitration’s and related proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.

Theresa resides with her husband and three children in Vienna, Virginia.

Education

Fordham University School of Law

J.D., May 1990

Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations

B.S., May 1987

Professional Memberships

State:
     New York(1991)
     Maryland (1995)

     Virginia (2001)

     District of Columbia (2001)

Federal:
    U.S. District Court (Northern District of New York; Southern District of New York; Eastern District of New York; District of Maryland; District of the District of Columbia)

Bar Associations:
     Virginia Bar Association
     District of Columbia Bar
     New York Bar Association
     American Bar Association

Honors

Named as a Top Washington Lawyer by Washington Business Journal - 2007

Named as a Top Management Employment Lawyer by Washingtonian Magazine - 2007

Named as a Rising Star in Virginia by SuperLawyers - 2007

Recognized as a leading labor and employment attorney in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers For Business - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

AV rated by Martindale Hubbell

 

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