JoJuan Francesca Gross
JoJuan Francesca Gross is an associate in the Washington, D.C. Region, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She represents employers in labor and employment litigation and workplace disputes, drawing on her experience handing employment discrimination claim, internal investigations, discovery, motions, and hearings before administrative agencies.
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Francesca served as litigation and government investigations associate at a D.C firm, representing financial services clients. She also served as an attorney with a national labor union, where she gained experience in all phases of litigation, representing single plaintiffs and advising on unfair labor practice disputes. Earlier in her career, Francesca served as an Attorney Advisor for the Small Business Administration and a law clerk to the Honorable Karla N. Smith of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. She has also held legal internships with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, National Collegiate Athletic Association, and CMG Worldwide.
Francesca earned her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, where she Francesca served as a Student Attorney in the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic and Senior Trademark and Copyright Articles Editor for the WCL IP Brief.
Pro Bono and Community Involvement
- District of Columbia Bar, Pro Bono Clinic Volunteer
Published Works
- "Baby, Bye, Bye, Bye: How the United States, Italy, & France Use Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Mechanisms to Combat the Proliferation of Fake Goods in China," 7 Tex. A&M Journal of Property Law 539 (2021) [Author]
Speeches
- “Navigating a Legal Career in Washington, DC”, Them2Us (Non-profit) (Washington, DC, June 2025) (speaker)
- "How to Properly File an EEO or MSPB Complaint," American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC May/June 2025) (presenter)
- “Reasonable Accommodations for Religion & Disability,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC April/May 2025) (presenter)
- "Framing the Issue & Reasonable Accommodations,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, April 2025) (presenter)
- “Reasonable Accommodations in the Federal Workplace,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, April 2025) (presenter)
- “So You Want to File an EEOC Complaint: EEOC Process for Federal Employees,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, March 2025) (presenter)
- “Reasonable Accommodations: What You Need To Know,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, February 2025) (presenter)
- “Discipline and Removal,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, December 2024) (presenter)
- “Equalizer Training: EEO Basics, American Federation of Government Employees” (Washington, DC, November 2024) (presenter)
- “Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace,” American Federation of Government Employees’ Sister Keeper Summit- AFGE SSA Council 220 (Washington, DC, May 31-June 2, 2024) (presenter)
- “EEO 101: Overview of Requesting a Hearing, Acknowledgement & Orders, and Initial Conference Calls,” American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Sisters' Keeper Summit (San Diego, CA, May 31-June 2, 2024) (presenter)
- “Cliff Notes of Federal Workers Rights Under EEO, American Federation of Government Employees,” (Louisville, KY, May 2024) (presenter)
- "Disability Discrimination: Disparate Treatment v. Reasonable Accommodations,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, March/April 2024) (presenter)
- “Fighting Discrimination Against Women in the Workplace,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, March 2024) (presenter)
- “Understanding the Discovery Phase of EEO Proceedings,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, December 2023) (presenter)
- “Motions to Dismiss, Motions for Summary Judgment, Motions for Decision without a Hearing for Federal Employees,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, November 2023) (presenter)
- “EEO Basics & Overview,” American Federation of Government Employees (Boston, MA, November 2023) (presenter)
- “Equalizer Training: EEO Basics,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, November 2023) (presenter)
- “AFGE Local 3615 Social Security Administration EEO Training,” American Federation of Government Employees (Washington, DC, October 2023) (presenter)
- “EEO Basics (5 Day Seminar),” American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) 4th Annual Human Rights Training Conference (Fort Washington, MD, August 2023) (presenter)