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As part of her employment law practice, she handles matters involving the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. She’s fought for clients in cases involving age discrimination, equal pay, wrongful termination, contract disputes, and wage disputes.

She has extensive experience drafting employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, and severance agreements. She also assists companies with in-depth employment practice audits to help ensure their policies, postings and handbooks comply with the law.

Janet also has represented clients in cases involving military employment.

Janet earned her bachelor’s degree in government at Wofford College, where she was a true Renaissance woman. She excelled in academics, athletics and the arts.

She graduated magna cum laude, studying abroad in London. She also was an NCAA Division I competitor in javelin, setting schools records as she earned MVP and all-conference honors. Additionally, she performed with three vocal groups, the Wofford Singers, the Wofford Show Choir, and the Gold Tones, an eight-woman acapella ensemble.

After Wofford, Janet earned her juris doctor at the Charleston School of Law. She then clerked for the Hon. J. Ernest Kinard, Fifth Circuit Court. She also was a summer intern with the Hon. Henry F. Floyd. At that time, he was a U.S. District Court judge. He now serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth District.

Janet has earned numerous professional accolades during her career, including recognition in South Carolina Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. She also active in leadership positions in the legal community and currently chairs the SC Bar’s Employment and Labor Law Section.