Jill S. Stricklin

Partner | Employment, Labor, and Benefits

About

Jill is an experienced employment law counselor, litigator and appellate advocate. She helps clients prevent and defend employment-related claims.

Jill represents employers in proceedings before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Her litigation experience includes defending claims involving discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour violations, and employee leave issues, as well as representing employers in contract disputes regarding employment agreements and restrictive covenants.

  • She also advises employers on thorny personnel matters to ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations. Jill’s experience includes counseling on individual employment decisions, developing employment policies and training programs, and assisting employers with workforce reductions. She regularly presents and publishes for human resources and in-house counsel audiences.

Practices

  • Appellate

  • Employment and Labor

  • Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants

Admissions

  • North Carolina

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Education

  • Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. (1993)

  • St. Andrews Presbyterian College, B.A. (1990)

Honors and Awards

  • Ranked by Chambers USA Guide® (2024-2025)

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence

  • Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers® (2010-2025)

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment (2005-2022, 2024-2025)

  • Selected for Legal Elite, Employment Law, Business North Carolina (2013-2018, 2023-2025)

Community Involvement

  • Camel City Jazz Orchestra, Co-Founder/Board of Directors

  • Piedmont Opera, Board of Directors

  • Leadership Winston-Salem (2015)

Memberships

  • North Carolina Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

  • American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

  • DRI—Lawyers Representing Business, Employment and Labor Law Committee and Appellate Advocacy Committee

Experience

  • Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • “The Role of Subject Matter Experts in Appeals,” Certworthy, DRI Appellate Advocacy Committee, August 2021

  • “Pay Equity Initiatives at the State and Local Level,” For the Defense, DRI—Lawyers Representing Business, March 2020

  • “Basics of Litigating Employment Cases,” presented at NCBA Labor & Employment Law Section's 2020 Fundamentals of Employment Law Seminar, February 2020

  • “Pay Equity: New Developments and Best Practices,” presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of DRI— Lawyers Representing Business, October 2019

  • “Basics of Litigating Employment Cases,” presented at the North Carolina Bar Association’s Fundamentals of Employment Law seminar, February 2018

  • “Labor and Employment Law Changes All Corporate Counsel Need to Know,” presented at the North Carolina Bar Association Corporate Counsel Action Annual Meeting, January 2016

  • “The Employment Litigation Defense Playbook—Winning Pretrial Strategies,” presented for DRI Employment and Labor Law Committee Webcast Series, July 2015

  • “Bringing It All Back Home—A Panel Discussion,” presented at DRI Sexual Torts Seminar, November 2013

  • “Social Media: Employer Nightmare?,” presented at DRI Employment and Labor Law Seminar, May 2012

  • “Let’s Talk: Properly Classifying Employees Under the FLSA,” presented at DRI Corporate Counsel Committee’s Teleconference Series, May 2012

  • “The Use of Demonstrative Evidence,” Employment Law Trial Tactics, The DRI Defense Library Series, January 2010

  • “Whistleblower Protections for DoD Contractors,” Law 360, December 2009

  • “4th Circuit: Employer Unlawfully Withdrew Union Recognition,” SHRM Online, March 2008

  • “Virginia CFO Prevails in Early Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claim,” Business Lawyer, NCBA Corporate Counsel Section, March 2004

  • “Seeking Some Repose: Limitations on Title VII Claims After Morgan,” For The Defense, DRI— Lawyers Representing Business, October 2002

  • “Torn Between Two Clients: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest When Representing Employers and Their Insurers,” Employment Rights and Responsibilities, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, Fall 2000

  • “New Approaches to Harassment Claims,” The Federal Lawyer, Federal Bar Association, August 2000