Attorneys - Overbrook Law Group LLC

Christine Zebrowski, Esq., Owner and Principal Attorney

Ms. Zebrowski founded Overbrook Law LLC in 2007. Prior to starting the firm, she served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for the National Geographic Society for nine years as lead employment counsel, advising on legal issues nationwide and internationally.

Prior to National Geographic, Ms. Zebrowski was an Associate Attorney at the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP (now Dewey & LeBoeuf) in Washington D.C., and served as a law clerk at the District of Columbia Superior Court. She earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University.

Ms. Zebrowski advises and represents employers and employees on the wide variety of laws that affect the employer-employment relationship.

Representative Experience

Ms. Zebrowski provides advice and counsel on the wide range of federal and state laws that impact the employer-employee relationship. She advises on employment-related matters including discrimination, harassment and retaliation, the Americans With Disabilities Act, Wage-Hour issues, family and medical leave issues, military leave, conflicts of interest, and issues related to the use of social media and other technology.

She has thoroughly investigated, prosecuted, and defended claims of employment discrimination including age, gender, national origin and race discrimination, claims of retaliation and wrongful discharge, FMLA claims, and claims related to breach of employment agreements and non-competes. She has successfully represented both corporate and individual clients in the mediation of employment law disputes.

Ms. Zebrowski reviews and updates existing employee handbooks and drafts new handbooks and new policies to keep clients up to date on emerging legal requirements.

She also regularly drafts, negotiates and reviews employment contracts, non-compete agreements, separation agreements and temporary staffing agreements.

Ms. Zebrowski has advised health care clients on employment policies and practices, employee and physician contracts, medical staff issues, and Professional Review Actions.

She has advised clients on early retirement programs, corporate downsizing and restructuring, alternative dispute resolution measures such as mediation and arbitration, performance management, wage-hour audits, contingent worker audits and work visas. She has advised on employee compensation issues, hiring, promotions, discipline, and terminations.

Ms. Zebrowski is an experienced trainer on workplace law topics and has trained hundreds of employees including senior executives.

She is an experienced mediator of civil and employment law disputes. She is also an Arbtirator for the American Arbitration Association. Ms. Zebrowski has arbitrated claims of gender, age and national origin discrimination, wrongful termination, breach of contract, intentional interference with expected business advantage and other employment-related claims.

Beyond her employment law expertise, Ms. Zebrowski has drafted, negotiated and reviewed general business contracts and vendor agreements and resolved commercial contract disputes. She has advised clients on copyright and trademark issues, protection of brand names and logos, licenses, privacy issues, and other legal matters.

Professional Activities

• Steering Committee, D.C. Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section

• American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals for Commercial and Employment Cases

• Civil Case Mediator, District of Columbia Superior Court, Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division

• Dispute Resolver, American Health Lawyers Association

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, D.C Bar Association LItigation Section

• Maryland Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law

• Association of Corporate Counsel, Labor and Employment Law Committee (2005-2007)

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• New York

Publications and Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, Faster, Cheaper and Less Stressful: Making the Most of Alternative Dispute Resolution, SHRM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 2011)
• Speaker, Responding to EEOC Claims, SHRM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 2011)
• Speaker, Handling the Anti-Discrimination Agency Investigation, American Law Institute (ALI-ABA) Conference, Washington, D.C. (January 2010)
• Speaker, Facing Your Fears and Taking Risks, Success in the City Astute Institute, Northern Virginia (October 2009)
• Moderator, Alternative Dispute Resolution: Gaining Experience and Making a Difference through Volunteering, D.C. Bar Association (May 2009, June 2010)
• Speaker, Employment Law for the Immigration Practitioner, Webcast. American Immigration Law Association (June 2008)
• Author, Supreme Court Lets Stand Decision Allowing Access to Peer Review in Discrimination Cases, American Health Lawyers Association, Labor & Employment Practice Group Newsletter (Spring 2008)
• Moderator, Employment Law Update: The Internet and the Workplace, Georgetown University Law Center Corporate Counsel Institute, Washington, D.C. (March 2008)
• Author, Paid Leave Upon Termination, The Bar Bulletin, Maryland State Bar Association Newspaper (January 2008)
• Speaker, Employment Law Update, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (October 2007)
• Speaker, Mediation of Individual Employment Cases, D.C. Bar Association (June 2007)
• Speaker, End it Before it Begins: Litigation Prevention in Today’s Business Environment, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (October 2004)

Christine Zebrowski, Esq., Owner and Principal Attorney

Contact:

Christine Zebrowski, Esq.
Overbrook Law LLC
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Suite 440
Washington, D.C. 20015-2052
Phone: 202-274-1808
Fax: 800-425-4042
Email: czebrowski at overbrooklaw.com
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