People: Ada W. Dolph, Associate
Biography
Ms. Dolph is an associate practicing Labor and Employment Law in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Her practice is concentrated in employment discrimination and ERISA litigation. Ms. Dolph regularly defends single and multi-plaintiff cases involving claims brought under Title VII, ADA, Section 1981, ADEA, FMLA and involving the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Ms. Dolph also regularly defends single, multi-plaintiff and class-action cases involving ERISA claims, including claims for benefits, breach of fiduciary duty, statutory penalties and ERISA discrimination. Ms. Dolph's breach of fiduciary duty experience includes 401(k) fee litigation, "stock drop" cases, and alleged failures to sufficiently diversify investment options. Ms. Dolph's class experience also includes a significant understanding of strategies regarding opposing and limiting class certification and curtailing overbroad electronic discovery requests.
Ms. Dolph is an associate practicing Labor and Employment Law in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Her practice is concentrated in employment discrimination and ERISA litigation. Ms. Dolph regularly defends single and multi-plaintiff cases involving claims brought under Title VII, ADA, Section 1981, ADEA, FMLA and involving the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Ms. Dolph also regularly defends single, multi-plaintiff and class-action cases involving ERISA claims, including claims for benefits, breach of fiduciary duty, statutory penalties and ERISA discrimination. Ms. Dolph's breach of fiduciary duty experience includes 401(k) fee litigation, "stock drop" cases, and alleged failures to sufficiently diversify investment options. Ms. Dolph's class experience also includes a significant understanding of strategies regarding opposing and limiting class certification and curtailing overbroad electronic discovery requests.
Education
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J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (2004)
cum laude
Northwestern Law Review, Articles Editor; Published in Northwestern Law Review (2004); Spring 2004 Trial Advocacy Team - B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison (1999)
Admissions
- Illinois
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
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