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ablock@millershakman.com
Ms. Block has experience representing clients in federal and state court as well as administrative agencies. Her cases have included breach of contract, non-competition, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, First Amendment, and criminal defense matters.
Ms. Block’s present practice includes commercial litigation, legal malpractice defense, professional responsibility, employment, federal criminal defense and appellate work.
Education
- B.A., Yale College, Ethics, Politics and Economics, 1999.
Graduated summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Mendell Prize for academic achievement
- J.D., Yale Law School, 2004.
C. LaRue Munson Prize for excellence in clinical work
Member of Yale Law & Policy Review
Rebellious Lawyering Conference Co-Chair
Experience
- Admitted to the bar in Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Served as law clerk to the Hon. Janet Bond Arterton, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2004-2006).
- Practiced as an associate with the law firm Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Chimes & Richardson, New Haven, Connecticut (2006-2008).
- Practiced as an associate with this firm since 2008.
Selected Engagements
- Defended law firm against allegations of negligence and conflict of interest in connection with multi-million dollar estate plan.
- Defended law firm against allegations of negligence in connection with several complex, interrelated patent lawsuits.
- Defended attorney-trustee against allegations of breach of fiduciary duty in connection with trust beneficiaryıs sale of shares in a family business.
- Defended small business against allegations by two former employees of breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation, and pursued multiple counterclaims including breach of contract, conversion and of breach of fiduciary duty.
- Represented claimants in negotiations to resolve claims of employment discrimination before the EEOC.
- Represented federal criminal defendants in bond hearings, sentencing hearings and other matters.
- Briefed issue of first impression in the Second Circuit in a First Amendment retaliation case brought by a municipal police officer.
- Wrote amicus curiae brief to Connecticut Supreme Court on behalf of Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association concerning statute of limitations under state anti-discrimination law.
Selected Presentations
- “Cat’s Paw Liability Theory,” Connecticut Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, June 2007.
- “Significant Supreme Court Employment Cases, October Term 2007,” Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association, April 2008.
Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chicago Council of Lawyers
- Illinois State Bar Association
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