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Joel F. Dillard

Joel Dillard & Associates

16 years of experience
Employment Law
Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi

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Kathy F. February 16, 2023

Joel Dillard is an excellent lawyer. Joel Dillard is a very knowledgeable lawyer and very courteous. My experience working with Joel was a very positive experience. I always knew Joel was doing everything needed to be done for my case. It was a joy to have Joel Dillard as my lawyer and I will forever be thankful for his dedication to my case.

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Biography

Joel Dillard has drafted major labor regulations, federal appeals court decisions, and federal agency decisions which continue to govern daily working life. This experience, seeing the law from the inside out, provides for depth and nuance of understanding. No stone remains unturned in the firm's efforts to resolve clients' problems favorably.

Practice Area

Employment Law: Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Fees

Credit Cards Accepted
Contingent Fees
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Civil rights and labor law work can be undertaken at special rates or fee structures. Limited flat-rate arrangements are also available.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Indiana: Indiana Supreme Court; ID Number: 37877-49
Since 2023

Maryland
Since 2008

Mississippi
Since 2013

5th Circuit
Since 2018

Federal Circuit
Since 2009

U.S. Supreme Court
Since 2021

Professional Experience

CEO: Joel Dillard & Associates; 2015 - Current; Founder of labor, employment and civil rights firm

Attorney, Special Litigation: National Labor Relations Board; 2009 - 2015

Law Clerk to the Hon. Timothy B. Dyk: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; 2008 - 2009

Education

Georgetown University Law Center: J.D. (2008) | Law; 2005 - 2008; Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif; CALI Award in Labor Law; CALI Award in Patent Law; CALI Award in Federal Courts and the Federal System; ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law; Activities: Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy

Vanderbilt University: B.A. (2005) | Chemistry; 2001 - 2005; Honors: Summa Cum Laude; High Honors in Chemistry; The D. Stanley and Ann T. Tarbell Prize in Organic Chemistry; Activities: Living Wage organizing