Bloomberg Law
December 16, 2016, 9:30 PM UTC

Lawyer Calls Chadbourne’s Gender Bias Defense ‘In Terrorem’

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

A Chadbourne & Parke partner who sued her firm on claims of gender discrimination said in court documents that the firm filed a “baseless” counterclaim against her as punishment.

Kerrie Campbell, a litigation partner in Washington, D.C. had sued her own firm in August, claiming she and other women are paid less than their male counterparts and leveling accusations of broad gender bias. In October, Jaroslawa Johnson, a second former Chadbourne partner, joined her suit as a plaintiff and an amended complaint added six male partners as named defendants.

In November court filings, Chadbourne denied their claims and accused Campbell of breaching her ...

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