Atty. Heather White
Heather White specializes in federal sector employment litigation, practicing before the EEOC, the MSPB, the D.C. Office of Employee Appeals, the D.C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Hearings & More Attorney · Serving Washington, DC · 22+ Years Experience
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About Heather White at a Glance
Heather White is a Partner based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at Federal Practice Group. They have 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Their practice focuses on discrimination and employment. Admitted to practice in New York (2004), District of Columbia (2006), and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2006). Educated at Tulane University Law School J.D. (—) and College of William & Mary B.A. with honors Georgetown University M.A. (—). Serves clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Heather White
- Heather White specializes in federal sector employment litigation, practicing before the EEOC, the MSPB, the D.C
- Office of Employee Appeals, the D.C
- Office of Human Rights, and local and federal courts in civil rights, anti-discrimination and personnel/civil service cases
- She is admitted to practice law in New York and Washington, D.C., and before the U.S
- District Court for the District of Columbia
- She has also appeared pro hac vice before the U.S
- District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Ms. White is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, the D.C
- Bar’s Employment Law section, and the New York State Bar Association
- Ms. White has served as a faculty member at the EEOC’s Annual EXCEL Conferences, and has served a presenting panel member at the 2011 and 2017 MWELA Conferences in Washington, D.C
- Prior to joining the Federal Practice Group, Ms. White specialized in federal sector and private sector employment litigation
- She has represented federal employees in EEO complaints and MSPB appeals, in federal court and in administrative proceedings
- Ms. White has represented federal employees in proceedings before Administrative Judges in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and San Francisco
- Her practice has often involved factually-related EEO complaints filed by employees of the same repeat-offender federal agencies
- She has also represented federal contractors seeking to vindicate their rights to a safe and discrimination-free workplace
- Ms. White’s first job after law school was with a Union-side law firm in Upstate New York which specialized in labor law and employment litigation before the National Labor Relations Board, the New York State Division of Human Rights, and federal and state courts
- Ms. White graduated from The College of William & Mary in Virginia (B.A., 1995) with Honors in International Relations (specializing in Russian Area studies)
- She earned a graduate degree at Georgetown University, also in Russian and Eurasian Studies (M.A.,1998)
- She attended Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2003), completing Tulane’s common law curriculum
- During all three years of law school, she clerked for the Innocence Project New Orleans, a non-profit legal organization specializing in non-DNA-based exonerations of people wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life without parole in Louisiana state prisons
- In 2003 she was awarded Tulane’s McSherry Award for Outstanding Public Service for her years of work with IPNO
- Ms. White also served as the Senior Articles Editor of Tulane’s Journal of American Arbitration
- She is the author of Clear and Unmistakable: The Third Circuit’s Specificity Requirements for Contractual Waiver of the Federal Arbitration Act, 1 J.Am
- Arb. 285 (2002)
- NOTABLE WINS Complainant v
- Agency, August 2018 – Ms. White settled a non-promotion complaint brought by an employee alleging gender and age discrimination, including the promotion and payments into the retirement system so the client received credit for the years she was denied the promotion due to discrimination
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- AAFES, February 2018 – Ms. White won findings of race discrimination and reprisal in an EEO complaint brought by an employee regarding unfairly low ratings he received two years in a row
- The agency did not appeal
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- FERC, September 2018 – Ms. White negotiated a six-figure settlement on behalf of a client alleging a hostile work environment and reprisal
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- Department of Education, January 2017 – Ms. White obtained a seven-figure settlement in a ten-year federal lawsuit in which she represented a group of former employees of the Department of Education in a complaint alleging disability and age discrimination, stemming from a 2005 Reduction in Force (“RIF”)
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- Dept. of Veterans Affairs, December 2016 – Ms. White reached a six-figure settlement for an employee who was terminated due to reprisal, disability, and gender discrimination
- MEMBERSHIPS • American Bar Association • New York State Bar Association • Washington D.C
- Bar Association, Employment Law Section
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Heather White's Areas of Legal Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Heather White handles, with a practical overview of what that area of law involves and how it may apply to your situation in Washington.
Workplace Discrimination in Washington
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Employment Law in Washington
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Why Local Counsel Matters in Washington
Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
Washington Courts and Legal Process
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Why Clients in Washington Choose Heather White
Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Heather White's practice in the field of discrimination and employment.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Heather White brings 22+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Multi-State Bar Admission
Licensed in New York, District of Columbia, and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Heather White can represent clients in cases that span state lines or require counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering discrimination and employment, Heather White can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in Washington
A Washington-based practice means Heather White attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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