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M
URIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
September 27, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section
2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1- 523.01), and pursuant to section 601 of the District of the Columbia
Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139;
D.C. Official Code § 1-606.01), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. Pia Winston
N Street, SE
Washington, DC 20019
(Ward 7)
for appointment as a member of the Office of Employee Appeals, filling a vacant seat formerly he ld
by Clarence Labor, for the remainder of an unexpired term to end April 6, 2030.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
Mayor
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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the appointment of Pia Winston to the Office of Employee Appeals.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Office of Employee Appeals Pia Winston Confirmation
19 Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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22 Pia Winston
23 N Street, SE
24 Washington, DC 20019
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27 as a member of the Office of Employee Appeals, established by section 601 of the District of
28 Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979
29 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code§ 1-606.01), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Clarence
30 Labor, for the remainder of an unexpired term to end April 6, 2030.
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
PIAM.WINSTON,ESQ.
BAR ADMISSION
MarylandStateBar,AdmittedDecember2012DistrictofColumbiaBar, AdmittedFebruary2018,
EDUCATION
WILLIAM& MARYLAWSCHOOL,Williamsburg,VirginiaJurisDoctor;May 2012
HonorsandActiviti
William& MaryJournalofWomenandtheLaw,EditorNationalBlackLawStudentsAssociation,NationalParliamentarian2010-2012BlackLawStudentsAssociation,W.C.JeffersonChapter,CommunityServiceChairPeggyBrowningLaborandEmploymentLawFellow,2011Marshall-BrennanConstitutionalLiteracyFellow,2011
AdvocacyWilliam& MaryNationalTrialTeamWilliam& MaryAlternativeDisputeResolutionTeam
UNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIABERKELEY,Berkeley,CaliforniaBachelorofArtsinAnthropologyandAfricanAmericanStudies;May2008
HonorsandActivities:AcademicHonorGraduate,AfricanAmericanStudiesRonaldE.McNairScholar
EXPERIENCE
NationalLaborRelationsBoard,Washington,DC February2017-PresentTrialAttorney,Contempt,ComplianceandSpecialLitigationBranch
Investigatewhetherparticularrespondentshavefailedtocomplywith,andaretherebyincontemptof,CircuitCourtJudgmentsenforcingaBoardOrderfromtheNationalLaborreationsBoard.ConductcivilandcriminalcontemptlitigatitheUS.CourtsofAppealstocoercecomplianceortopunishnon-
compliancewithsaidjudgments.
AnalyzesubmissionsfromRegionalOffices,includingtheRegionalOffices’investigativefiles,todetermineif
contemptproceedingsareappropriateand/orwhetherotherancillaryproceedingsshouldbeinstituted.PreparerecommendationsforconsiderationbytheBoard,anduponauthorization,
preparepleadings,affidavits,motions,supportingbriefs,etc.,necessarytoinitiatecases.
Negotiatewithpartiestodetermineifcompliancecanbeachievedwithoutfurtherlitigationanddraftappropriatesettlementpapers.Preparemotions,draftinterrogatoriesandrequestsforproduction;conductdiscoveryincludingdepositions;interviewwitnesses;andprepareforandconductstrials.PresentoralargumentstoSpecialMasters,DistrictCourtsand/orCircuitCourts,asrequired
Mehri& Skalet,PLLC,Washington,DCFindJusticeFellow/AssociateAttorney February2013-February2017RepresentedAmericanFederationofGovernmentEmployees(AFGE’)localunionsforwageandhour(FLSA)violations,discriminationanddisciplinecasesthroughthearbitrationprocess.Responsibleforallaspectsofarbitrationpreparationincludingclaiminvestigation,witnesspreparation,discovery,directingandcrossexaminingwitnessesand
draftingandfiling,allclosingbriefsandresponsivedocuments.Developedlitigationstrategiesandnegotiatedsettlementagreementsprovidingforclass-widereliefinemploymentdiscrimination,wageandhour,andfairhousing,classactioncases.Negotiatedseverencepackagesformid-levelandexecutiveemployeesseparatingfromemployementandallotheraspectsofemploymentlawpractice,Alsoengagedinthelitigationoffairhousingandconsumerprotectioncasesinstateandfederalcourt,
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NationalWhistleblowersCenter/Kohn,Kohn& Colapinto,LLP,Washington,DCPost-GraduateFellow September2012-February2013Providedlitigationassistanceintheareasofwhistleblowerprotectionandemploymentdiscrimination.Dutiesincludeddraftingmotions,discoveryrequestsandresponses,pre-trialstatementsandotherpleadings.Organizeddepositionpreparationanddrafteddepositionquestions.DraftedAmicusBriefregardingtheSEC’sinterpretationoftheDodd-FrankAct'sretroactiveapplication.
Mehri& Skalet,PLLC,Washington,DC‘SuinmerAssociate/LawClerk,PeggyBrowningFellow May2011-June2012Providedlitigationassistanceandlegalresearchatthisprivatelawfirm.Practiceareasincludedclassactionemploymentdiscrimination,civilrightsandconsumerlitigation,Dutiesincludedcontractanalysis,casemanagement,draftinglegalmemos,briefs,affidavitsandpleadings.Interactedwithclients,co-counselandopposingcounsel
regardingcasenegotiationandcasemanagement.
NationalConsumerLawCenter,Boston,MASummer Associate /Legal Intern June 2010 -August 2010
Assistedintheadvocacydepartmentofthisnon-profitconsumerlawfirm.Conductedresearchinthefieldsofbankruptcyreformandjudicialadvocacy.Wroteextensivememorandaonbankruptcytopicseffectinglow-incomeconsumers such as Census Bureau and IRS Mec Income National Standards and conducted research regar:
nationalforeclosurerates,sub-primeloansandpredatorylendingpractices.
‘ottCole i ALegalAdministrativeAssistant/Paralegal July2008-July2009Assistedinallaspectsoflitigationforthisclassactionemploymentlawfirm.Responsibilitiesincludedconductinglegal
research,draftingandproofreadinglegaldocumentsandmemoranda,caseinvestigation,calendaringofduedatesforhearings,discoveryresponses,assignmentsandmeetings.Responsibleforcreatinglargescalepublicmarketingcampaignsforthefirm.
‘TheLaw OfficesofWilliamC.Spain,Oakland,CALegalAssistant/Paralegal October2006-July2008Assistedinalllaspectsoflitigationforthispersonalinjurylawandworkerscompensationfirm.Workedcloselywithattorney,conductedclientmeetings,providedadvice,andprepareddiscoverydocuments,briefsandcomplaints.Negotiatedsettlementagreementsandfacilitatedclientupdates.
Interest:Eventhosting,musicaltheaterandfitness.
Referencesaoailableuponrequest.
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Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Pia Winston
Ms. Pia M. Winston is a senior trial attorney at the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB) in the Contempt, Compliance , and Special
Litigation Branch. Before joining the NLRB in 2017, Ms. Winston was
an associate attorney at Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, where she practiced in
the area of civil rights, labor law, and employment discrimination.
Following law school, Ms. Winston completed a fellowship with the
National Whistleblower Center where she provided litigation assistance
in cases involving whistleblower protection and employment
discrimination.
A Ward 7 resident, Ms. Wins ton earned her Bachelor of Arts in
Anthropology and African American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and her
Juris Doctor from the William & Mary Law School.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: July 25, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Pia Winston as a member of
the Office of Employee Appeals
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish