Jessica Summers

Jessica Summers is an Associate in the firm’s Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Retirement Plans, Litigation and Government Relations practice groups. Jessica works with companies and organizations on a wide range of matters, including establishing and implementing effective employment policies, drafting employment agreements, maintaining employee benefit plans, addressing corporate planning issues and monitoring and advising clients on legislative and regulatory developments of import to them.
As an all-purpose business attorney with experience across several practice areas, Jessica has a comprehensive understanding of the legal and business needs of her clients and uses a common sense approach to finding solutions. In looking out for her clients’ best interests, Jessica remains readily accessible and uses cost effective ways of identifying concerns that they might not have thought of.
Prior to joining Paley Rothman as an Associate, Jessica was a law clerk at the firm. A cum laude graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law, she served as Topics and Trends Manager on the Administrative Law Review. As a law student, she was admitted to practice and represented low-income clients through the school’s General Practice Clinic. Jessica also interned in the chambers of the Honorable Judge Joan Zeldon in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

American University Washington College of Law

J.D. (2012)

2012

Honors: Cum Laude

Wheaton College

B.A. (2008)

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Associate

Paley Rothman

Current

"Rising Stars" (2017-2018)

Maryland Super Lawyers

2018

"Rising Stars" (2017-2018)

Washington D.C. Super Lawyers

2018

Best Law Firms (2013-2018)

U.S. News & Best Lawyers (2013-2018)

2018

- Tier 2 National Ranking for Litigation - Labor & Employment - Tier 3 National Ranking for Employment Law - Management - Tier 1 Metropolitan (D.C. area) Ranking for Litigation - Labor & Employment - Tier 2 Metropolitan (D.C. area) Ranking for Employment Law - Management

District of Columbia Bar

Current

Virginia State Bar Association

Current

Bar Association of Montgomery County

Current

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce

Current

Society for Human Resource Management

Current

Maryland State Bar

Member

Current

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Maryland

Virginia

U.S. Supreme Court

• Employee Benefits
• Retirement Plans
• Corporate
• Government Relations
• Litigation: Business

• Litigation: Individual