In the midst of dealing with grief after a family member dies, figuring out the legal steps to take can be overwhelming. While many items can wait, two of them should be taken care of immediately.
Fred Press has been selected to be listed in the US News Lawyer Directory in the Best Lawyers Website.
We are pleased to announce that Jamie Hamelburg has become a member of the Kentucky bar.
Press, Dozier & Hamelburg is pleased to welcome our new associate, Janell F. Wheeler to the firm.
Our colleague Jamie Kent Hamelburg was recognized as “Volunteer of the Year” by the Maryland Women's Business Center.
Daniel Preston Dozier, Of Counsel at PD&H, recently successfully mediated a matter between the Neighborhood Development Company and the Takoma Park-Silver Spring Co-op with the participation of the City of Takoma Park.
Jamie Hamelburg served on the leadership team of last month’s successful Power Conference, the region’s largest conference for women business owners.
Press, Dozier & Hamelburg, LLC is a proud sponsor of One Montgomery Green, which will be holding a gala at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center Reception Hall.
Fred Press and Jamie Hamelburg have been selected as members of Lawyers of Distinction.
It seems that every week there are new and salacious reports of sexual misconduct, which have sparked the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. A common thread in the news reports has been that the misconduct occurred in the workplace, with higher-ups demanding sexual favors of employees and creating a hostile work environment.
Sexual harassment not only subjects the wrongdoer to potential criminal or civil liability, it also poses risks for employers who may have looked the other way and tolerated unlawful behavior. NBC is a good case in point; it has come under fire for its handling of the multiple sexual harassment claims brought against news anchor Matt Lauer.
Companies can, and should, take steps to prevent their workplaces from becoming the type of environment where sexual harassment festers.
