Senior Associate
Washington, District of Columbia
phone 202.312.7100 ext. 109
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Elizabeth Newman is the senior associate of the Jeffrey Law Group, PLLC, The Federal Employee’s Law Firm®.
Ms. Newman concentrates her practice in the areas of employment, labor and discrimination law. Ms. Newman represents Federal employees, managers, senior executives, contractors and labor unions in employment and labor law counseling, litigation, mediation and arbitration. In addition, Ms. Newman provides advice and representation to Federal employees and contractors, as well as military personnel, during all phases of the security clearance process, i.e., initial application through investigation/adjudication to appeal. Ms. Newman’s practice frequently involves litigation before such administrative agencies as the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Office of Compliance, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Personnel Appeals Board (PAB), the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Newman worked as staff counsel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) where she advised the Board Members on matters involving unfair labor practices, collective bargaining and union elections.
Ms. Newman developed her interest in labor and employment law while a legal intern at the U.S. Department of Labor and at the NLRB. During law school, Ms. Newman wrote case summaries for the textbook “Compensatory Damages and Other Remedies in Federal Sector Employment Discrimination Cases.”
Ms. Newman earned her law degree from the American University, Washington College of Law. In law school, Ms. Newman worked as a student attorney in the law school’s Women and the Law Clinic representing clients in child neglect cases.
Ms. Newman received her undergraduate degree from Washington and Jefferson College where she graduated cum laude.
Areas of Practice
- Employment
- Security Clearance Law
- Discrimination Law
- Labor
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, District of Columbia; Juris Doctor
- Washington and Jefferson College
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association (ABA), Member
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyer’s Association (MWELA), Member
- District of Columbia Bar, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar, Member
- Local 2535, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFL-CIO, Deputy General Counsel