Monica is Of Counsel in the firm’s Cleveland office, where she works directly with employer-clients, representing them in class and collective action litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour statutes, as well as single-plaintiff litigation under federal and state employment laws. Monica is a subject matter expert in wage and hour law, with deep experience litigating cases under the Sixth Circuit’s standard for issuance of court-authorized notice under the FLSA. Beyond her litigation practice, Monica regularly assists employers in evaluating and revising their policies and practices to minimize potential exposure under federal and state wage and hour laws. As an accomplished appellate litigator, Monica has briefed and argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Ohio Supreme Court.
Monica also implements DE&I programming in the Cleveland office in her capacity as DE&I Ambassador.
Active in her local community, Monica is a certified 200-hour yoga instructor and teaches yoga to women in substance abuse recovery through the Cleveland-based Hitchcock Center for Women. She also has mentored with College Now of Greater Cleveland and tutored high school students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District for the Ohio Graduation Test through the Cleveland Metro Bar’s 3R’s program.
