Meredith FitzGibbon Hamilton

Meredith FitzGibbon Hamilton advocates for clients throughout North Carolina, where she focuses her practice on civil litigation, with an emphasis on employment law and defense of municipalities and public entities.

Meredith has successfully defended clients in a variety of civil litigation matters, including alleged constitutional and civil rights violations; employment discrimination; negligence; premises liability, including slip or trip and fall accidents; and general liability issues for a variety of public and private entities throughout North Carolina. Meredith has trial experience in the state courts, including small claims court. Since beginning her practice in 2016, Meredith has litigated matters in both state and federal courts, including the North Carolina Business Court. She has also successfully handled appeals before the North Carolina Court of Appeals. In addition, she has represented clients in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration.

Meredith earned her law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. She graduated from Clemson University with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in History.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Cases or matters referenced do not represent the lawyer’s entire record. Each case is unique and must be evaluated on its own merits. The outcome of a particular case cannot be predicated upon a lawyer’s or a law firm’s past results.

• Obtained a dismissal in favor of a North Carolina municipality in a lawsuit alleging violations of the United States and North Carolina constitutions that was then upheld on appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Obtained a partial dismissal in favor of a university with claims alleging violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 brought by a student
• Obtained summary judgment in favor of a retailer in a lawsuit alleging a slip and fall on the retailers premises
• Defended private and public entity employers in charges of employment discrimination in violation of federal and state anti-discrimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS

• Co-Author, “Peeling Back the Label: Current Trends in False Labeling Claims,” In-House Defense Quarterly, Spring 2018
• Author and Presenter of “What to Expect: Overview of Discrimination Claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog 2018 Seminar: General Liability & Workers’ Compensation Law Update, November 1, 2018