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Heather Conger Siegel & Lewitter Suite 307 1939 Harrison St. Oakland, CA 94612 |
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Heather Conger joined Siegel & LeWitter in 2006 and has been practicing solely in the area of employment litigation and advice. Ms. Conger has represented employees in a variety of employment-related cases involving sexual harassment, retaliation, disability accommodations, wage & hour law, public policy, family leave, and discrimination based on age, gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, and family status. While in law school, Ms. Conger was a volunteer counselor and co-director for the East Bay Worker's Rights Clinic and now serves as a volunteer attorney for the clinic. She also worked as a volunteer law student advocate for the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center's Unemployment & Wage Claims Project, representing low-wage workers in administrative proceedings involving unpaid wages and claims for unemployment insurance.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2006
- Areas Of Practice:
- Employment Litigation & Advice - Employees
- Employment Discrimination - Employees
- Hostile Work Environment/Harassment - Employees
- Family Leave - Employees
- Reasonable Accommodations - Employees
- Wrongful Termination - Employees
- Wage & Hour Law - Employees
- Education:
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 2006
- J.D.
- Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 2000
- B.A.
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Bar of the State of California, Labor & Employment Section
- Alameda County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
- National Lawyers Guild
- Past Employment Positions:
- Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, Gender Program, Law Clerk, 2006
- Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, Unemployment & Wage Claims Project, Law Clerk, 2005
- Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, Disability Program, Law Clerk, 2004
- East Bay Community Law Center, Employment & Income Support Unit, Law Clerk, 2005
- Rudy, Exelrod, & Zieff, Law Clerk, 2005
- National Center for Lesbian Rights, Law Clerk, 2004
- East Bay Worker's Rights Clinic, Director, 2004 - 2005
- East Bay Worker's Rights Clinic, Counselor, 2003 - 2004