Alison Duffy is a Partner in the firm’s Alexandria office, where she represents employers, boards of directors, and homeowners’ associations on a wide range of legal matters. With a strong background in handling complex cases involving intricate fact patterns, numerous witnesses, and extensive discovery, Ms. Duffy is dedicated to working closely with her clients at every stage of the litigation process to achieve favorable outcomes.

In her employment law practice, Ms. Duffy addresses issues such as discrimination, employee misclassification, wage disputes, and whistleblower protection. She has successfully mediated several employment matters, securing favorable results for her clients. Beyond litigation, Ms. Duffy also provides strategic employment advice, including reviewing and updating company policies and handbooks to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.

Ms. Duffy’s work with homeowners’ associations spans a variety of issues, including fair housing and discrimination claims, disputes between homeowners, covenant violations, and challenges to amendments and election outcomes. She often resolves these matters through early dispositive motions. In more complex cases, Ms. Duffy takes a comprehensive approach by thoroughly understanding the association’s governing documents and the underlying issues, ensuring robust defense at trial. Notably, she recently secured a full defense verdict and an award of attorneys’ fees for a homeowners' association after a contentious pre-trial process, definitively resolving questions regarding the association’s authority and concluding disputes over its efforts to improve the community.

Ms. Duffy is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.