Smithey Law Group

Managing partner: Joyce Smithey
Number of partners: 3
Number of other attorneys: 5

Firm Overview:
Smithey Law Group is one of Maryland’s leading firms for plaintiff-side employment litigation, handling cases both within the state and nationally. Led by Joyce Smithey, its attorneys represent executives and other employees from a variety of employers, including Fortune 500 companies, national banks and government agencies in matters involving discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, whistleblowing, sexual harassment and other issues. The firm has three partners and six associates/counsel working from its office in Annapolis, MD.

Smithey herself is a go-to source for the media and is regularly interviewed on current topics in employment law by a variety of outlets, including television networks, local newspapers, national legal trades and others. She is a noted speaker on employment law topics and regularly teaches seminars and law school courses, and is a sought-after panelist for CLE programs. Smithey authored the Fourth Edition of Maryland Rules Commentary and is a regular contributor to the MSBA Maryland Employment Law Deskbook, the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association’s newsletter and The Employee Advocate.

The firm’s attorneys serve on the Labor and Employment Section Council and on the Board of Governors to the Maryland State Bar Association.

Smithey Law Group’s practice areas include:

• Class actions
• Contract and severance negotiations
• Discrimination
• Equal Pay Act
• FMLA and medical leave
• Misclassification
• Retaliation and reprisal
• Sexual harassment and abuse
• Wage and hour issues
• Whistleblowing

For more information, please visit the firm website at www.smitheylawgroup.com or call them on (410) 881-8814.