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FOIA Update and Pencader Hires New Counsel

Ms. Beukema-Scheinberg:
We sent your complaint to the Pencater directors and their then-legal counsel and received no response. As you probably know, that counsel has withdrawn his representation and Pencater just yesterday retained new counsel. We are forwarding your complaint to her for Pencater’s response and are asking for the response in ten business days.
Best regards,
Kent Walker
Deputy Attorney General
Delaware Department of Justice
820 French Street, 6th floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Ph. 302-577-8306
Fax 302-577-6630
kent.walker@state.de.us

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It has been reported to me that Pencader's new counsel is Adria Martinelli of Young, Stargatt, Conaway, and Taylor.

From http://www.youngconaway.com/adria-b-martinelli/
Adria counsels and represents employers and management on a wide range of labor and employment matters. She specializes in the defense of employment discrimination lawsuits, including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, and retaliation. Her litigation experience includes state and federal lawsuits, labor arbitrations, and administrative proceedings involving discrimination and harassment, retaliation, and common law claims. She served as first chair in a federal bench trial including discrimination and retaliation claims, in which all claims were dismissed against her client.

In addition, Adria counsel employers on a broad spectrum of employment-related topics such as employee discipline and termination; internal complaints and investigations; employee leaves of absence and absenteeism; and employment policies and handbooks.

Adria is a regular speaker on employment-related topics. She has presented to national audiences on Family/Caregiver Discrimination and Pregnancy Discrimination, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). She also trains individual employers in various areas of employment law, including sexual harassment, performance evaluations and documentation, and exceptions to at-will employment.
In addition to employment law topics, Adria has litigated and counseled on Delaware’s procurement laws and Freedom of Information Act.
She serves as an editor of the Delaware Employment Law Letter, the only monthly newsletter in Delaware written exclusively for Delaware employers. She is also a regular contributor to the Delaware Employment Law Blog and a guest blogger on the Sloan Work and Family Research Network Blog.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Who's Who in Work and Family, Sloan Work and Family Research Network (Boston College)
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Member
  • American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Member
  • Delaware Office of the Child Advocate, Guardian ad litem (2003-2004)
  • Family & Workplace Connection, Board of Directors, Member (2006-2009)

 
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4 comments:

Kathy said...

Yep, more of our tax dollars being spent frivolously. When you have no fear and have unlimited paid legal counsel at your defense, why care if you do the right thing?!

Elizabeth Scheinberg said...

those dollars cap around $5 million...

concerned2 said...

The new attorney is actually Mike Stafford of Young Conaway.

Elizabeth Scheinberg said...

I have documentation dated 8/2 from the Department of Justice that identiifies Adria Martinelli as the schools new counsel.

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