Overview
Leigh has represented private and public sector employers in labor and employment matters for more than 25 years. Her litigation experience includes successfully advocating for clients in state and federal courts and administrative agencies across the country in harassment, discrimination, disability, and leave-related disputes, grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practices charges, and various administrative agency matters.
Leigh also has extensive experience investigating and handling matters filed with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and other federal and state agencies. She has significant experience conducting neutral workplace investigations on behalf of employers in a wide range of industries. In addition, she has conducted investigations into allegations of workplace misconduct, including those alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate, performance or misconduct issues, wage and hour violations, embezzlement, fraud, assault and battery, collective bargaining agreement violations, and ethics and compliance violations. Through the course of her career, Leigh has honed innovative and effective strategies for managing investigations and achieving clients’ objectives.
Experience
Solutions in action
Credentials
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Articles Editor, Real Property and Probate and Trust Journal; Member, South Carolina Environmental Law Journal, 1996
- University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (B.A. and B.S.), Biology, Theatre and Speech, 1993
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of, Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court, Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court, District of Colorado
Engagement
- Member, American Bar Association
Insights

New NLRB General Counsel Memo Urges Expansive Remedies for Unlawful Non-Compete Provisions and Declares “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions Presumptively Unlawful
On October 7, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board’s (Board) General Counsel (GC), Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a sweeping memorandum that expands on her position that the use and enforcement of most non-compete provisions violate the National Labor Relations Act (Act).Read
Oct 24, 2024

Illinois Employment Law Update Series: 2025 Brings Expanded Pay Stub Requirements and New Obligations Regarding Production of Employee “Personnel Records”
It is a busy time for employment-related legal updates in Illinois, with Governor J.B. Pritzker recently approving various laws that expand employee protections and add new obligations for employers.Read
Oct 9, 2024

Illinois Employment Law Update Series: New Law Restricts Employers’ Use of Mandatory “Captive Audience” Meetings and Communications Regarding Politics, Religion, and Unionization
It has long been startup writ that U.S. entrepreneurs should form their company as a Delaware C corporation.i For a lot of founders, this can be pretty good advice.Read
Sep 13, 2024
