Kathleen K. Lucchesi In the News
See allJackson Lewis Adds Litigator Kathleen K. Lucchesi in Charlotte
April 5, 2021 • Jackson Lewis
Kathleen K. Lucchesi is a principal in the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Although her daily practice focuses on developing good policies and practices to keep her clients out of the courtroom, Kathi’s extensive trial experience is what resonates with her clients. For Kathi, it’s all about relationships. She takes time to get to know her clients so she can quickly get to the heart of their legal issues and help them reach the best resolution. Sometimes the road to resolution leads to litigation. Other times, it requires creative solutions outside the courtroom that don’t include a trial.
Kathi has more than 20 years’ of experience before state and federal courthouses, including nearly six years as an Assistant District Attorney in Charlotte, and over 15 years representing employers. In that time, she has tried more than 75 state and federal jury trials. Kathi believes a good lawyer knows the law, but a great lawyer knows the judge. Kathi knows each judge’s preferences and pet peeves and can better communicate a legal argument because she “knows” her audience.
Litigation isn’t always the best course of action, so Kathi also helps her clients identify and develop the policies and best practices to avoid the courtroom. She regularly advises public and private companies, large and small, regarding all types of employment issues both in and out of the workplace, including hiring, firing, and employee discipline, claims for wrongful discharge and discrimination, FMLA and wage & hour compliance, and EEOC, DOL, ESC, and DOJ investigations. Kathi also provides workforce training, reviews and drafts employment policies, contracts, and separation agreements, and assists employers when employees commit criminal acts such as embezzlement and corporate malfeasance against the company.
Kathi graduated with honors from both the University of Indianapolis, where she played Division II volleyball and majored in communications, and the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she first discovered sweet tea, red velvet cake, and serious humidity.
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