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EDUCATION:

  • LLM Law & Government - American University Washington College of Law
  • JD St. John’s University School of Law
  • BA American University (Cum Laude)

BAR ADMISSIONS:

  • Wisconsin
  • Maryland

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Federal Employment Law
  • Security Clearance Representation

PRACTICE AREA LOCATION(S)

  • Washington DC

Joanna S. Friedman, Esq.

Partner

Joanna S. Friedman is a partner with Tully Rinckey PLLC and concentrates her practice in federal sector employment and labor law.

Joanna provides representation to federal employees in a wide range of employment and labor issues including discrimination, sexual harassment, equal pay, adverse action, Title VII claims, and Inspector General (IG) Investigations. She has significant experience representing clients at all stages of the administrative process before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and Office of the Special Counsel.

Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Joanna represented federal personnel at another well-respected Washington, D.C. firm for close to three years. Also, she has substantial courtroom experience representing individuals charged with criminal law offenses while working as an associate at Mandell & Ginsberg, as well as a private bar attorney for the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office.

Joanna earned her juris doctorate at St. John's University School of Law in Queens, New York. During her time in law school, she was an active member of the Public Interest Committee, an intern at the Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Division in Queens, as well as a participant in the New York City Courtroom Advocates Program, representing women seeking orders of protection. Additionally, Joanna received a masters degree in law from American University Washington School of Law in the Program on Law and Government. There, she concentrated her study on advanced constitutional and civil rights law. Joanna also holds a bachelor's of arts degree from American University where she majored in laws and society at the School of Public Affairs.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN WISCONSIN AND MARYLAND. NOT ADMITTED TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PRACTICE LIMITED TO PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SOLELY BEFORE A SPECIAL COURT, DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES.

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