With a long-standing commitment to working on civil rights matters, Judy draws upon an expansive background to help her clients. Her history as an Assistant Attorney General in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division, a lawyer in private practice litigating civil rights claims, and a volunteer in multiple community and professional association roles provides Judy with critical experience for handling discrimination issues.

Judy completed several Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) certified training courses and is included on the MCAD’s referral lists for discrimination investigators, discrimination prevention trainers and consultants to respond to requests for reasonable accommodations. Recently, she received certifications from the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) for new 2020 Title IX Regulations Implementation, K-12 Investigator and K-12 Hearing Officer and Decision Maker.

As a result of her lengthy experience as a litigator, Judy is committed to helping clients perform prompt, thorough and reliable investigations and trainings that avoid costly, time-consuming and disruptive litigation. Judy’s clients turn to her for a multitude of services in this area, including:

• Serving as an outside, impartial investigator to handle complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment, Title IX violations and school bullying based on legally protected classes in schools, the workplace, housing and public accommodations.
• Providing trainings about laws and best practices concerning civil rights, discrimination, sexual harassment, Title IX violations and school bullying based on legally protected classes in schools, the workplace, housing and public accommodations.
• Serving as a consultant to respond to requests for reasonable accommodations based on disability, religion and pregnancy in schools, workplace, housing and public accommodations.
• Reviewing, updating and drafting employee, faculty and student handbooks, policies and practices for compliance with civil rights, school bullying prevention and related laws.
• Representing clients before tribunals such as the MCAD, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).