Katherine Witherspoon Fry

Principal Attorney @Offit Kurman

Wilmington, DE, US

Partner specializing in employment, labor union, education, civil rights, and commercial litigation. Counseling employers and employees regarding discrimination, Title VII, 42 USC Section 1983 rights, Fair Labor Standards Act, retaliation, whistleblower protection, Family Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, ERISA, employee grievances, union grievances, dispute resolution, wrongful termination, severance agreements, employment and contractor agreements, non compete and other restrictive covenant disputes, unemployment, hiring and firing decisions, Department of Labor investigations, and employee manuals.Special focus in practice representing students and parents of students with disabilities, special needs, and educational disciplinary history, academic freedom issues and Title IX or Title VI harassment accusations. Also representing faculty and staff in Title IX investigations. Court certified mediator and arbitrator experienced in alternative dispute resolution. Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, U.S. Court for the District of Delaware, Delaware Supreme Court. Representing clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, Delaware Department of Labor Office of Anti-Discrimination, Delaware Department of Labor Unemployment Appeals Board, Merit Employee Relations Board, Public Employee Relations Board, Delaware Department of Education, and Delaware school district boards of education.

New York University School of Law

Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law

Duke University

A.B. cum laude, English major with certificate in Womens' Studies

Duke University

B.A. cum laude, English literature and Womens' Studies