Employment Law, North Carolina
Practice Areas
At Leaven Law, PLLC, we provide the following legal services.
Employment Law
The Leaven Law Firm is dedicated to protecting the rights of employees. We represent employees in cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. We stand up to employers who violate wage and hour laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act, whistleblower laws, and various other state and federal employment laws. We help individuals with their employment contracts and disputes, including severance, non-compete, confidentiality agreements, and breach of contract claims. We also represent employees in appeals of denied claims for unemployment benefits.
Employment Law Lawyer
About Leaven Law, PLLC
We at Leaven Law Firm are dedicated to assisting Employees, It's what we do.
All Employees, all of the time.
Employment Law Legal Team
Meet the team
Our team is dedicated to assisting Employees
Jessica E. Leaven
Attorney
Jessica E. Leaven graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997, and she graduated with Honors from the University Of North Carolina School of Law in 2001. In law school, she served on the North Carolina Law Review as a Staff Member and an Articles Editor. She was a law clerk to the Honorable Carl E. Stewart of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. After her clerkship, she practiced law for more than 20 years with litigation firms in Asheville and in the Triangle area before she helped in founding the Leaven Law Firm in 2023. Her areas of practice include employment law.
Get in touch
Let's Connect