Jill V. Cartwright

Profile

Jill V. Cartwright is an associate in the San Francisco Office of Ogletree Deakins where she represents management in all aspects of litigation.  Ms. Cartwright has experience representing employers in employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour claims, as well as wage and hour class actions.  She has represented unionized and non-unionized employers in a variety of industries including restaurant and hospitality, construction, motorcycle, and a local grocery store chain.

After law school, Ms. Cartwright clerked for the Honorable Mary Ellen Barbera with the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland’s highest court.  During law school, Ms. Cartwright externed for the Honorable Leslie Tchaikovsky with the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Cartwright practiced employment law for California’s third largest insurance defense firm.

Experience

Experience: 
  • Defended national trucking company against wage and hour class action.
  • Defended construction company against race discrimination claims.
  • Represented local grocery store chain against wrongful termination claim.
  • Defended real estate agents against negligence and misrepresentation claims.
  • Represented motorcycle dealership against sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination claims.

Education and Honors

Education: 

J.D., summa cum laude, American University, Washington College of Law, 2008
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 (Zoology, Biological Aspects of Conservation, Environmental Studies Certificate)

Honors and Awards: 
  • Gillett Award for highest scholastic GPA in the graduating class
  • Highest Grade Designation in Administrative Law
  • Witkin Award for Civil Procedure II

Professional Activities

Professional Activities: 
  • State Bar of California
  • San Francisco Bar Association (Barristers Section)
  • The District of Columbia Bar

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