Courtney B. Amelung

ATTORNEYS

Phone: 410-843-3470
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: [email protected]

Courtney is a Partner at the Firm. She represents employers with regard to a wide range of employment matters in court and before federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, the Department of Labor, and other administrative agencies. She also provides advice and counsel to clients often involving issues related to coverage under the FMLA and ADA, performance management, and responding to employee complaints. She regularly prepares and revises employee handbooks, personnel policies, employment contracts, and severance and restrictive covenant agreements. Courtney is certified by the D.C. Office of Human Rights to provide sexual harassment training, as required by the D.C. Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018.

Courtney has extensive experience litigating in state and federal court. Immediately upon joining the Firm, Courtney second-chaired a five-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, which resulted in a full defense verdict. More recently, in July 2023, Courtney second-chaired another four-day, federal jury trial which also resulted in a full defense verdict.

Before joining Shawe Rosenthal, Courtney practiced at a regional civil litigation firm where her practice emphasized management-side employment and labor law, medical malpractice defense, and commercial and business litigation. Courtney also served as a judicial law clerk for Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Courtney graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where she served as Notes and Comments Editor on the Maryland Law Review. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Richmond. Courtney is a member of the Legislative Committee of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and was recently appointed to the Alumnae Board of Roland Park Country School. She is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and Labor and Employment Section of the Federal Bar Association. Courtney has been recognized by Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers in the area of labor and employment law.

Practice Areas

Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
Employment, Non-Compete/Non-Solicit, Confidentiality Agreements
Employment Audits
Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
Human Resources Advice and Counseling
Investigations and Corporate Governance
Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
FMLA and ADA Leave Management

Memberships

American Bar Association
Maryland Bar Association

Education

University of Maryland Carey School of Law (J.D. 2014, cum laude)
- Maryland Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
The University of Richmond (B.A. 2011 magna cum laude)