Benesch Adds Of Counsel to Labor Team in Cleveland
02/23/2023
Benesch Adds Of Counsel to Labor Team in Cleveland
As Benesch continues to add to its roster of top-notch legal talent, the firm is pleased to welcome Of Counsel Morena L. Carter to the Labor & Employment Practice Group in Cleveland.
Morena L. Carter advises and represents clients in a broad range of labor and employment law matters, including traditional labor law matters and employment litigation and counseling. She has experience advising both private and public sector clients, including publicly traded companies, nonprofit agencies, and townships.
Morena appears regularly before state and federal courts and federal and state agencies. She has experience in matters involving the National Labor Relations Act, Title VII and state discrimination and harassment laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act. As a part of Morena’s labor law practice, she assists clients with labor relations strategies, human resource policies, and training. She also advises employers with respect to collective bargaining and labor relations and serves as the principal spokesperson for management in labor contract negotiations.
Throughout her legal career, Morena served as temporary in-house counsel for a national gaming company. In addition, she provided labor and employment advice to human resources leaders and played a significant role in bargaining several first labor contracts.
Before becoming an attorney, Morena worked at The Cleveland Museum of Art in fundraising and exhibition management. She also worked as an intern at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Morena is involved in the local Cleveland art community as a collector and arts nonprofit supporter and through pro bono work. While attending law school, Morena served as editor-in-chief of the Akron Law Review, overseeing the publication of the flagship journal and three subject matter journals.
Morena received her Juris Doctor from The University of Akron School of Law, her MA in European History and Museum Studies from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and a B.A. in Economics from University of California, San Diego.
Benesch Adds Of Counsel to Labor Team in Cleveland
Morena L. Carter advises and represents clients in a broad range of labor and employment law matters, including traditional labor law matters and employment litigation and counseling. She has experience advising both private and public sector clients, including publicly traded companies, nonprofit agencies, and townships.
Morena appears regularly before state and federal courts and federal and state agencies. She has experience in matters involving the National Labor Relations Act, Title VII and state discrimination and harassment laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act. As a part of Morena’s labor law practice, she assists clients with labor relations strategies, human resource policies, and training. She also advises employers with respect to collective bargaining and labor relations and serves as the principal spokesperson for management in labor contract negotiations.
Throughout her legal career, Morena served as temporary in-house counsel for a national gaming company. In addition, she provided labor and employment advice to human resources leaders and played a significant role in bargaining several first labor contracts.
Before becoming an attorney, Morena worked at The Cleveland Museum of Art in fundraising and exhibition management. She also worked as an intern at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Morena is involved in the local Cleveland art community as a collector and arts nonprofit supporter and through pro bono work. While attending law school, Morena served as editor-in-chief of the Akron Law Review, overseeing the publication of the flagship journal and three subject matter journals.
Morena received her Juris Doctor from The University of Akron School of Law, her MA in European History and Museum Studies from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and a B.A. in Economics from University of California, San Diego.
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