Elaine L. Fitch
ELAINE FITCH joined KCN in 2002 and became a partner in January 2006. Ms. Fitch received her education at the University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1989) and Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D. 1996), where she was Executive Articles Editor for the Hastings Women's Law Journal, was a Board Member for the Hastings Public Interest Law Foundation, received recognition for Outstanding Service and Achievement from the 1066 Foundation, and was awarded the George R. Moscone Scholarship based on academic standing and public service.
Before moving to DC in 2000, Ms. Fitch handled civil rights and criminal defense litigation in San Francisco, and was a Panel Attorney for the Sixth District Appellate Project and the Central California Appellate Program.
Ms. Fitch is on the Board of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and is a member of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, where she co-chairs the Solo and Small Practice Forum. She is also a member of the Labor and Employment Rights section of the D.C. Bar. Ms. Fitch actively participates in the work of the D.C. Employment Justice Center and its weekly Worker's Rights Clinic. Ms. Fitch's practice areas include Disability issues; Employment Law; Discrimination and Harassment; Disability Retirement; Women's Rights; and Civil Service.
She is a member of the California and District of Columbia bars. In addition, Ms. Fitch is admitted to practice before the following courts: U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Discrimination and Harassment
- Civil Rights
- Disability Retirement
- Women's Rights
- Civil Service
Bar Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 1996
- Honors: Hasting Public Interest Law Foundation, Board Member
- Honors: George R. Moscone Scholarship
- Law Journal: Hasting Women's Law Journal, Executive Articles Editor
- University of California at Berkeley
- B.S. - 1989
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Washington Council of Lawyers, Board Member
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, Board Member
- Women's Bar Association, District of Columbia, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Gebhardt & Associates, Associate
- Sixth District Appellate Project, Panel Attorney
- Central California Appellate Program, Panel Attorney
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer, D.C. Employment Justice Center's Weekly Worker's Right's Clinic
