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Carissa A. Townsend

Associate   |   Chicago

Carissa is an associate at Ogletree Deakins who represents employers in a wide range of employment matters including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour compliance. She has represented clients in Illinois State Courts, the United States District Courts, and administrative agencies such as the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Carissa is a 2018 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. She received her Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Illinois.

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