Bar Fellowship
Jill conducted comparative research on equal opportunity law and gender equality in the European Union and Germany.
Jill received her J.D., summa cum laude, from Cornell Law School in 1995, where she was the President of the Public Interest Law Union. Jill holds an M.S. in Linguistics and Philosophy, as well as a B.S. in Cognitive Science, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Areas of Practice:
Employment Law - Employee
Employment Discrimination
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S.
Major: Linguistics and Philosophy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S.
Major: Cognitive Science
Published Works:
Chapter 151B: Where We Stand, in ADA, Ch. 151B, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation, MCLE, 2001
Against Common Sense: Why Title VII Should Protect Speakers of Black English, 31 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 637, 1998
A Note, Race, Sex, and Genetic Discrimination in Insurance: What's Fair?, 80 Cornell Law Review 1646, 1995
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Discrimination and Cognitive Bias, College of Education, Univ. of Iowa, 2005 - 2006
Proving Discrimination After Costa, Iowa Judicial Institute, 2004
The Scope of Discrimination Law, School of Law, Boston College, 2004
Sexual Harassment Law, College of Medicine, Univ. of Iowa, 2004
Cognitive Science and the Law, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2004
Is Disability Different?, College of Law, Univ. of Iowa, 2003
Mandatory Arbitration, College of Law, Texas Wesleyan University, 2003
Affirmative Action Law, Hubbard Program, Univ. of Iowa, 2003
Disability Law in Massachusetts, CLE Seminar, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2001
Affirmative Action in the U.S. and the E.U., College of Law, Univ. of Tubingen, 1997
Adjunct Professor of Law, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2002
Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY, 2001
Past Employment Positions:
MacDonald, Hogue, & Bayless, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 1994
Washington State Attorney General's Office, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 1994
Northwest Women's Law Center, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 1993
Junior High School 117, Brooklyn, NY, (via Teach For America), Teacher, 1990 - 1992
Boeing Advanced Technology Center, Bellevue, WA, Research Assistant, 1987 - 1988
MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, Cambridge, MA, Research Assistant, 1985 - 1988
Hon. Sandra L. Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Clerk