Abigail Lounsbury Morrow

About Abigail Lounsbury Morrow

An engaging, approachable, and practical leader with 20 years of legal experience who is…

Experience

1. General Counsel

   Leapros, Inc.

   Jan 2025 — Present

   First in role for an organization experiencing exponential growth. Established compliant processes and procedures in the face of ever-changing legal directives from federal agencies. Navigated fluctuating requirements from the USCIS, EEOC, OSHA, DOL while developing companywide processes and creating auditable measurements. Vetted and established corporate compliance across multiple states.Created and implemented operational compliance.• Identified exposures in enterprise operations. Collaborated with IT and HR to develop solutions easy to implement and maintain.• Developed compliant processes and procedures across multiple considerations, including California. Worked in tandem with HR to identify risks and create solutions for high-risk issues such as I-9s, independent contractor identification, wage and hour, OSHA, workers compensation, workplace accommodations, investigations, and employee benefits.• Engage with HR to establish growth plans. Collaborate with IT and HR to identify gaps in current policies and ensure processes compliant with ever-evolving legislation. Revise handbooks, employment agreements and severance agreements accordingly.• Advise and manage litigation on a wide range of employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, and employment contracts as well as workers compensation and inter-related privacy concerns.Minimized risk through assessment of corporate compliance.• Provide strategic guidance to ensure proper processing of garnishments and collections, including California. Developed scalable process utilizing readily available software for response and filing.• Ensured foreign corporation registration and reporting remain on track. Identified and corrected process gaps.• Crafted and implemented compliant universal contract template. Streamlined contract process. Added insights to risk assessment. Trained salesforce on exposures. Increased protections for company.

Education

• DePauw University

  BA, English Composition

  1994 — 1998

• The University of Alabama School of Law

  JD

  2001 — 2004

• Walt Disney World College Program

  Ducktorate

  1995 — 1996

Skills

• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Insurance Law
• Non-Profits
• Defense
• Class Actions
• Editing
• Employment Law
• Commercial Litigation