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Jennifer Davidson

Associate

My Legal Practice

I represent workers who want to hold employers accountable for breaking the rules, in just about any shape that comes – from seeking justice for individual discrimination or retaliation; to challenging systemic discrimination that leads to unequal pay; to blowing the whistle on corporate fraud.

As an attorney who works on individual and class action claims, I work closely with clients to understand their unique experiences, and to see how those individual experiences fit into larger patterns of workplace harms.

Having a foot in both worlds help evaluate all the possible avenues my clients have for vindicating their rights, including pursuing creative solutions to their problems and considering claims they may not have realized they had. At every step, my goal is to make the process as transparent as I can. I want my clients to understand the law and how it impacts them.

Fundamentally, what drives me is the deep understanding that my clients’ workplace experiences are often about so much more than the job itself. I know that when someone is not paid all the wages they earned, when someone isn’t treated with dignity and respect in the workplace, or when someone is unexpectedly let go from their job, it can have far-reaching impacts on nearly all other aspects of their lives, identities, and financial security. Because of that, I see my role as being a relentless advocate, an advisor, and a small but dedicated part of my clients’ support system as they address workplace injustices alongside me.

While many of my cases are resolved through negotiation, I have also been part of teams that litigate cases up to and through arbitration hearings and trial.

I’m proud to be at a firm like Outten & Golden where we have both the resources and will to allow employees to go toe-to-toe in the courtroom against some of the biggest, most well-resourced corporations in the country.

Notable Cases

Litigating Wilmuth et al. v Amazon, a class action lawsuit that alleges that women who work for Amazon are systemically paid less than men who perform similar work.
Representing a group of Mike Bloomberg campaign workers challenging the alleged failure to pay overtime.
Represented IRS whistleblowers in the medical, banking, and technology sectors.
Secured a $26 million pay equity settlement for female, Black, and Hispanic employees of Mastercard.
Part of the trial team that secured an eight-figure settlement for a senior trade association executive who sued her employer for discrimination and retaliation.

Credentials

A.B., Dartmouth College
J.D., University of Virginia
Admitted to practice law in New York and the District of Columbia
Clerked for the Honorable Gregg Costa on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable Wendy Beetlestone on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Member, D.C. Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
Board Member, First Shift Justice Project

Every day, I know my work is empowering people and ensuring companies are accountable to the workers who keep their businesses running.

Jennifer Davidson

My Story

After spending time at small women’s rights nonprofits, it became clear to me just how powerful of a tool the law can be for changing people’s lives. I decided to become a lawyer because I wanted to use that tool to help people – not corporations.

When I entered law school, I envisioned myself ultimately returning to the nonprofit space and working on cases that were primarily filed with specific strategic and policy goals in mind. But after spending a summer at a law firm that represents labor unions and employees, I found my passion in representing workers. I love working directly with people to address their immediate problems and, hopefully, secure broader change that will improve the lives of employees in the future, too.

It is a true privilege to help people understand whether they faced illegal conduct, vindicate their rights, and navigate what are often immensely challenging and vulnerable periods of their lives.

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