‘Brazen Demonstration of Racism’: Black Attorney Says She Was Lured to Big Law Firm to Be Its ‘Diversity Hire,’ Then Fired After Speaking Up When the Office Did ‘Virtually Nothing’ to Stop It

‘Brazen Demonstration of Racism’: Black Attorney Says She Was Lured to Big Law Firm to Be Its ‘Diversity Hire,’ Then Fired After Speaking Up When the Office Did ‘Virtually Nothing’ to Stop It

A Black Chicago attorney is suing her former law firm, alleging she was “unceremoniously fired” in retaliation for complaining about one act of discrimination after she spent years working in the office under a racially hostile environment that she claims went unchecked. Ashley Ogedegbe was hired to work at McDermott Will & Emery in October 2022. Ashley Ogedegbe is suing her former law firm. (Credit: Wigdor law firm/Google Maps) According to ABA…

‘Brazen Demonstration of Racism’: Black Attorney Says She Was Lured to Big Law Firm to Be Its ‘Diversity Hire,’ Then Fired After Speaking Up When the Office Did ‘Virtually Nothing’ to Stop It – Net News 1

A Black Chicago attorney is suing her former law firm, alleging she was “unceremoniously fired” in retaliation for complaining about…