Marisa L. Williams, ESQ.

WILLIAMS & RHODES LLP
7887 East Belleview Ave., Suite 1100
Englewood, CO 80111
Phone: 303.220.0303 Fax: 303.840.7370
E-mail: mlw@WilliamsAndRhodes.com

Office of General Counsel
U.S. Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
Golden, Colorado
1994-1998

• Responsible for administrative (EEOC and MSPB), U.S. District Court, and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals resolution and/or litigation of employment and discrimination complaints.
• Adjudicated Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and Federal Tort Claims Act requests and claims.
• Additional responsibilities included training employees in the areas of counseling and investigating EEOC complaints (entire DOE community) and ethics issues (Western community).

Cohen Brame & Smith, P.C.
Denver, Colorado
1988-1994

• General civil litigation practice, focusing on contract and employment discrimination law.
• Responsible for resolution and/or litigation of complaints before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts in Colorado, New York, California, Illinois; and various State courts, mediation and arbitration tribunals.

• "Recent Developments in Retaliation Law and Resulting Implications for the Federal Sector," The Colorado Lawyer, January, 1999
• Federal Bar Association Employment Law Jury Instruction Drafting Committee for the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado, 1995-present
• "Department of Energy EEO Counselor Training: Legal Update," November, 1998
• "Retroactivity of the Civil Rights Act of 1991," The Colorado Lawyer, 1993
• "Sexual Harassment Primer for the Private Employer," 1992

• Chair, Barristers Benefit Ball: 1999
• Chair, Christmas in January: 1998; 1999
• Young Lawyer of the Year, Denver Bar Association: 1998
• Award of Merit, Muscular Dystrophy Association: 1997; 1998
• Special Outstanding Achievement Award for Employment Litigation, Department of Energy: 1997; 1998
• Chair, Young Lawyers Division, Denver Bar Association: 1996-97
• Denver Bar Association Board of Trustees: 1996-97

J.D. 1988 - University of Denver College of Law, Denver, CO
University of Denver Law Review
1st Place and Top Oralist honors, Natural Resource Law Moot Court Competition, Regionals (highest level)
Alumni Scholarship Awards, 1985-1988

B.A. 1985 - Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
President, Bryn Mawr Speech and Debate Team
Alumni Scholar, 1981-1985
Varsity Volleyball

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