As a member of Ober|Kaler's Employment & Labor Group, Carla represents employers in discrimination and harassment claims, wage/hour claims, FMLA and benefit disputes, contract disputes, defamation and invasion of privacy claims, covenants against competition, and other business-related tort claims. Carla also offers litigation avoidance advice to employers, encouraging the development of employment policies and agreements, including employee handbooks, arbitration agreements, non-competition and trade secret agreements, employment contracts, and separation and severance agreements. As reflected in her comprehensive publication, Maryland Employment Law Forms and Practice Manual, Carla offers an especially practical focus as she counsels clients on a wide range of day-to-day legal issues relating to the employee/employer relationship.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2000

Journal of Health Care Law & Policy, Associate Editor

Honorable Susan K. Gauvey, United States District Court Intern

Lafayette College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1997

Department of Economics/Business Honors

London School of Economics, Fall Semester 1996

The Arc of Baltimore

Board of Directors

Chesapeake Human Resources Association

Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter

Maryland State Bar Association

Section on Labor & Employment

Women's Bar Association

Author, Maryland Employment Law Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace Publications, 2006

Editor-in-Chief, Ober|Kaler Employment Line

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