Kathleen A. McGinley

Kathleen A. McGinley

Baltimore, MD recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023
Jackson Lewis PC

319 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Kathleen McGinley is a principal and the office litigation manager of the Baltimore, Maryland, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is an experienced litigator and represents private and public sector employers in all areas of employment law.

Kathleen provides compliance advice and preventative training to employers, including the development and establishment of essential employment policies and handbooks to address multi-state needs. She also counsels employers on real-time, complex employment decisions, such as difficult terminations and disability accommodation requests.

In addition to providing this broad range of advice and counsel, Kathleen also is a practiced litigator. She regularly defends businesses in all types of employment-related litigation, including claims for unpaid wages and overtime under the FLSA and state law, claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation, and claims of employment-related torts, such as invasion of privacy and defamation, in state and federal courts, in arbitration and before administrative bodies. She also regularly advises clients and handles disputes arising from employment contracts, including the enforcement or breach of restrictive covenants and the handling of trade secrets.

Jackson Lewis PC

319 Best Lawyers awards

Jackson Lewis PC logo

Overview

  • University of Baltimore, J.D., graduated 2009
  • University of Baltimore, J.D., graduated 2009

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2021-2021 for work in:
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law - 2021
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19

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