Katherine Witherspoon Fry

Employment Law: For over 25 years, Katherine Witherspoon Fry has provided her clients with robust representation in matters of employment and business law. She counsels companies and non-profit organizations of all sizes and executives in all facets of the employment relationship, including hiring, termination, discrimination, non-competition, Fair Labor Standards Act matters, Family and Medical Leave and other leaves, whistleblowers' complaints and regulatory matters. She maintains up-to-date knowledge of restrictive covenants (including non-competes, non-solicits, confidentiality, and non-defamation provisions) in order to draft these and represent parties on both sides of these cases. She has defended companies under investigation by both U.S. and state Departments of Labor and handled multiple matters before the EEOC. She is a seasoned member of the Delaware bar. As such, her practice has a nationwide reach due to the broad jurisdiction of Delaware’s courts over a large number of Fortune 500 companies.

Katherine assists employees by negotiating severance agreements and employment agreements, reviewing other corporate agreements and resolving disputes of all kinds with employers.

Education Law: Katherine has also developed her education law practice, with significant experience with special education matters involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and ADA accommodations, including advising and attending IEP meetings. She has also represented students from elementary school through post-graduate programs in disciplinary matters such as expulsions, suspensions and academic probation. Her representation includes Title IX complaints and bullying issues. She gained significant experience by serving as outside counsel to a large school district for 11 years and has also been counsel to charter schools and private schools.

Alternative Dispute Resolution: By using her experience with mediation and arbitration, she facilitates faster dispute resolution to avoid litigation. Katherine has an outstanding record of settling disputes over many years. She is a certified mediator and arbitrator and court-appointed hearing officer as well as an officer of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution section. She has experience with resolution of employment, business litigation, education and family law matters.