Hannah Alejandro
AE@AthenaEditorial.co
▸Education
LLM, Georgetown University Law Center
JD, Georgetown University Law Center
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Modern Critical Race Perspectives
BFA Film & Television Production, New York University
▸Legal Practice & Scholarship Experience
Bar Admissions: Maryland, District of Columbia
Legislative Counsel (2019-)
Voting Rights Lab
Perform research and analysis of voting law, including surveys of existing and pending legislation, summaries of federal case law, and constitutional analysis for various voting reforms. Work with advocacy teams to develop accessible, timely assessments of statutes and litigation. Draft and edit legal content included in a comprehensive public database of election law.
Senior Counsel (2015-2019)
Katz, Marshall & Banks LLP
Washington, DC
Practice areas include plaintiff-side civil rights, employment, and whistleblower claims under state and federal law. Extensive experience with pre-litigation and litigation of Title VII and Title IX discrimination claims, including drafting demand letters, civil complaints, and pre-trial motions, and participation in settlement negotiations. Author/co-author/editor for practice-related CLE articles, scholarly articles, book chapters, opinion pieces, blog posts, and policy advocacy.
Judicial Clerk (2013-14)
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Judge Yvonne Williams
Judicial Clerk (2011-12)
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Judge Andre M. Davis
Fellow, Future Law Professors Program (2008-10)
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
Developed legal scholarship on civil rights and democratic theory; presented works at faculty workshops and symposia; provided editorial feedback for peer scholarship on discrimination law and theory, and labor and employment topics.
Research Assistant (2010-11; 2006)
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
Prof. Robin L. West: Provided research assistance on various scholarly works, including Normative Jurisprudence: An Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2011).
Prof. Wendy Williams & Mary Hartnett: Provided research assistance for authorized biography of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; led writing workshops for visiting international fellows.
▸Publications & Testimony
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “Procedural and Substantive Challenges for Legal Representation of Federal Sector Sexual Harassment Claims,” Testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (May 9, 2019).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “Applying the Lessons of #MeToo to Improve Legal Protections Against Sexual Harassment,” Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues (Sept. 12, 2018).
Editor: Cassandra Smolcic, “How Pixar’s Open Sexism Ruined My Dream Job (Guest Column),” Variety (June 27, 2018).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, Testimony before the EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace (June 11, 2018).
Editor: Debra Katz, “30 Million Women can’t sue their Employer over Harassment. Hopefully that’s changing.” Washington Post (May 18, 2018).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “Sexual harassment stakes huge for low-income women. Will #MeToo help them too?” USA Today (December 8, 2017).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “Discrimination isn’t just a Difference of Opinion – it’s a Violation of the Law,” Huffington Post (August 21, 2017).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “Betsy DeVos’ Title IX approach fails to trust women who report sexual assault,” USA Today (August 3, 2017).
Lisa Banks and Hannah Alejandro, Changing Definitions of Sex under Title VII, 32 J. Lab. & Emp. L. 25 (2017).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “Not Okay,” Ms. Magazine (Winter 2016).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “How Sexual Harassment Stays Hidden,” Law360 (October 30, 2016).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, “Ailes Scandal Puts Sex Discrimination Issues in Plain View,” Law360 (Aug. 19, 2016).
Lisa Banks and Hannah Alejandro, “Changing Definitions of Sex under Title VII,” ABA: National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law (Apr. 2, 2016).
▸Creative Experience
Script Consultant, Premium
Written, Directed, Produced by Pete Chatmon
Double Seven Films (feature film), 2005
Production & Script Assistant, Undefeated
Written, Directed, Produced by John Leguizamo
Lower East Side Films (feature film), 2003
Script Reader/Editor (2002-03)
Lower East Side Films
Producers John Leguizamo, Kathy DeMarco
Script Consultant, Climbing Miss Sophie
Written and Directed by Liat Dahan (Winner, NYU Student Film Festival 2004)
