Latoya C. Merritt
Partner/ Practice Group Leader/ Firm Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Phelps Dunbar LLP
- Role
- Partner at Phelps Dunbar LLP
- Location
- Jackson, MS, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Partner
Jan 2001 — Present · Jackson, MS, US
First Chair litigator in both jury and bench trials.•Represents private and public employers in all facets of employment-related matters, from counseling and advising to defense of administrative and judicial complaints.•Represents governmental entities in defense of civil rights suits.•Serves as counsel to public and private governing boards across the State.•Conduct extensive diversity training and awareness programs for employees.•Counsel and advise employers on risk management including workplace harassment and supervisory training.•Drafting and designing employment policies and procedures covering family and medical leave, workplace harassment, sexual harassment, military leave and employment related agreements.
Education
Grambling State University
B.A.
1993 — 1997
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Juris Doctorate, cum laude
1997 — 2000
Skills
- Courts
- Mediation
- Hearings
- Litigation Support
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Trial Practice
- Legal Research
- Product Liability
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Appeals
- Civil Litigation
- Trials
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