Position: Member

TEL: (302) 571-6613

FAX: (302) 576-3314

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Admitted: 1998, Virginia; 2000, Delaware

Law School: George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1997

College: College of William & Mary, B.A., 1989

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Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation

Additional Information: Adria counsels and represents employers and management on a wide range of labor and employment matters. She specializes in the defense of employment discrimination lawsuits, including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, and retaliation. Her litigation experience includes state and federal lawsuits, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings involving discrimination and harassment, retaliation, and common law claims. She recently served as first chair in a federal bench trial including discrimination and retaliation claims, in which all claims were dismissed against her client.

In addition, Adria counsel employers on a broad spectrum of employment-related topics such as employee discipline and termination; internal complaints and investigations; employee leaves of absence and absenteeism; and employment applications, policies, and handbooks.

Adria is a regular speaker on employment-related topics. She has developed an expertise in Family/Caregiver Discrimination and Pregnancy Discrimination, and presents frequently to national audiences on these topics. She also trains individual employers in various areas of employment law, including sexual harassment, performance evaluations and documentation, and exceptions to at-will employment.

She serves as an editor of the Delaware Employment Law Letter, the only monthly newsletter in Delaware written exclusively for Delaware employers. She is also a regular contributor to the Delaware Employment Law Blog and a guest blogger on the Sloan Work and Family Research Network Blog.

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Firm Members: Sean Beach

Firm Members: Maris Kandestin

Firm Members: David McBride