
Lina focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, disability, unemployment insurance benefits, and FMLA matters. She also advises entities and individuals regarding employment matters and regulatory compliance, and has experience in negotiating complex severance and settlement agreements on terms advantageous to our clients. Lina’s practice also includes commercial litigation and employee benefits.
Lina’s significant wins include:
- Obtaining a swift, favorable dismissal of an NLRB administrative investigation
- Victory at the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a Title VII race discrimination and retaliation matter
Education & Credentials
Education
University of Notre Dame
B.A., Music (Vocal Performance), Spanish, 2012- Cum laude
University of Michigan
J.D., 2016- Order of the Coif
- Magna cum laude
- Student Attorney & Peer Supervisor, Unemployment Insurance Clinic (2014-2015)
- Student Attorney, Child Welfare Appellate Clinic (2015)
Bar Admission
Professional Involvement
- Washtenaw County Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Section
Publications/Presentations
- Author, "Michigan Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, March 2020