Kathleen A. Liever represents employers in all aspects of employment law, including employment litigation and counseling.  Kathleen advises and defends clients in federal and state employment-related lawsuits, including actions alleging discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful discharge, minimum and overtime wage issues, OSHA matters, and breach of contract.  In addition, Kathleen provides advice to employers concerning litigation avoidance, employee handbooks and personnel policies, wage and hour laws, leaves of absence, employee discipline, hiring and termination issues, noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, reductions in force, and other personnel matters.  Kathleen also has extensive experience reviewing and creating employee handbooks and policies of all types; drafting and negotiating employment agreements, severance agreements, and covenants not to compete; and providing training for employers on employment-related issues.

• Fowler White Boggs Banker, P.A., Tampa FL
  Law Clerk, Spring 2007
• The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC
  Research Assistant to Professor Sara Rosenbaum,
  Chair of the Department of Health Law and Policy, Fall 2006
• Fowler White Boggs Banker, P.A., Tampa, FL
  Summer Associate, Summer 2006
• United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA
  Legal Intern, Spring 2005
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia, The Honorable Reggie B. Walton, Washington, DC
  Judicial Clerk, Fall 2005
• American College of Physicians, Washington, DC
  Associate, Government Affairs, August 2002-July 2005
• Catholic Health East, Newtown Square, PA
  Associate, Advocacy & Government Relations, May 2001-August 2002

Presentations

• “The Changing Face of Discrimination Law,” Speaker, ABA Young Lawyers Division Mid-Year Meeting, February 2010
• “The Fundamentals of Discipline and Discharge,” Speaker, City of Tampa Office of Human Rights/Community Services EEO Training Seminar, July 2009
• "Avoiding Legal Pitfalls During the Hiring Process," Speaker, HR Tampa Small Business Seminar, September 2008
• "Real World FMLA Problems and Solutions," Speaker, Lorman Education Services, March 2008

Publications

• "Professionalism and Ethics," Co-Editor, ABA Employment Litigation Handbook, 2007