Kathy L. Krieger has practiced labor and employment law for more than 25 years, representing labor unions, individuals and non-profit organizations throughout the country in litigation and other matters arising under a wide range of federal, state and local laws. As a member of James & Hoffman, Ms. Krieger enjoys the opportunity to provide high quality, cost-effective representation with personal attention to each client’s needs.

Since 1996, Ms. Krieger’s responsibilities have included serving as an Associate General Counsel to the AFL-CIO. From 1988 until 1996, Ms. Krieger was General Counsel of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Between 1979 and 1988, Ms. Krieger represented the Carpenters Union as staff attorney and Associate General Counsel. Previously, Ms. Krieger had litigated for the federal government as an attorney with the Appellate Court Branch of the National Labor Relations Board.

Over the years Ms. Krieger has written for a variety of legal and labor publications, has presented at numerous legal conferences and institutes, and has also been active in labor and adult education, teaching courses and seminars for workers and labor leaders as well as community volunteers. A past Council Member of the ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, former member of the Board of Directors of the AFL-CIO Lawyers’ Coordinating Committee, and former Presidential appointee to the NLRB Advisory Committee, Ms. Krieger currently serves on the Board of Governors of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She has been awarded an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating achievable by attorneys.

Ms. Krieger attended University of Michigan Law School and then New York University School of Law, where she received her J.D. in 1977, cum laude; she is a 1974 graduate, magna cum laude, of Yale University. Ms. Krieger is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars and is admitted to practice before numerous federal appellate and district courts. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children.

klkrieger@jamhoff.com

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