Janea J. Hawkins

Janea J. Hawkins represents employers in both litigation and counseling matters. Her litigation practice focuses on individual and multiple plaintiff employment disputes including claims arising under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII and state anti-discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, alleged wrongful termination, and federal and state whistleblower statutes. 

On the counseling side, Janea advises clients on a wide range of employment-related issues, including revising and updating employment policies and practices, handling discrimination and harassment complaints, managing workplace investigations, and supporting compliance and risk management initiatives. She also counsels employers on emerging workplace issues involving artificial intelligence, workplace technology, employee monitoring, workforce data governance, and employee data privacy and security. Janea frequently conducts complex and high-stakes internal investigations and helps organizations navigate the legal and practical implications of evolving workplace technologies.

Janea previously served as in-house employment counsel at a Fortune 50 company, practiced at a national labor and employment firm, and was an assistant attorney general for the District of Columbia, where she represented government agencies in complex employment matters. 

A sought-after speaker, Janea regularly conducts training and professional development sessions on best management practices, employment law compliance, harassment and discrimination prevention, and effective internal investigations.

Janea serves in leadership roles in various bar associations and community organizations such as the DC Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee; National Employment Law Council Membership Committee Co-Chair; a pro bono attorney with the Legal Services of Northern Virginia and Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; and member of the Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.