Shawn Shyrlena McGruder

Shawn Shyrlena McGruder

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Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 32 years

Employment and labor Lawyer at Columbia, MD
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Civil Rights, Administrative Law, Personal Injury

Private, Columbia, MD

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About Shawn

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Employment and Labor 50%

Judicial Litigation as a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Assistant U.S. Attorney; Administrative Litigation as agency counsel before EEOC, MSPB, FLRA, and labor arbitrators.

32 years | 500 cases

50%
Civil Rights 30%

Conducting administrative investigations into allegations of Civil Rights violations and making both initial determinations and reconsideration decisions at the administrative level; working with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to defend allegations of unlawful discrimination.

28 years | 500 cases

30%
Administrative Law 15%

Administrative Law practice on behalf of the federal government. Primary focus is on managing administrative determinations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and any resultant litigation.

24 years | 100 cases

15%
Personal Injury 5%

Handling and managing matters arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), issuing initial determinations and reconsideration decisions on administrative tort claims, and working with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to defend tort claims against the federal government.

24 years | 50 cases

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash

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Licenses

Licensed in Maryland for 32 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1993

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 29 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1996

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 32 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1993

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Aerospace and Defense Industry

Private, Columbia, MD

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Honors

2011

Deputy Commissioner's Citation, Deputy Commissioner, SSA Disability Adjudication and Review

2005

Leadership Excellence, General Counsel, SSA

2005

Excellence in Service, General Counsel, SSA

1998

Commissioner's Citation, Commissioner of Social Security

Work Experience

2019 - Present

Senior Associate General Counsel/EEO Officer, Aerospace and Defense Industry

2017 - Present

Executive Director, Civil Rights Adjudication, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Office of Civil Rights

2012 - 2017

Assistant General Counsel, General Law Division, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Office of The General Counsel

2006 - 2012

Supervisory Attorney, U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel

2000 - 2006

Senior Attorney, U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel

1993 - 1999

Assistant Special Counsel, Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings & Appeals

Associations

American Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Tunik v. SSA

Prevailed, overturning 20 years precedent

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Education

2009

Harvard College, Kennedy School

Certificate, Senior Executive Fellow

1993

Howard University School of Law

J.D.

1990

Howard University

B.B.A.

Languages

English

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