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Debbie Whittle Durban

Debbie Whittle Durban

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Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
T 803.255.9465
F 803.256.7500
301 S. College Street
23rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
T 704.417.3000
F 704.377.4814
debbie.durban@nelsonmullins.com
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Debbie’s vast experience in employment law includes defending employers against various employment-based legal claims, advising companies in matters involving ADA public accommodations standards, counseling employers in efforts to avoid litigation, drafting employment policies and handbooks, and more. She focuses her practice on employment and labor issues, commercial litigation, and trade secrets, and non-compete advice and...

Debbie’s vast experience in employment law includes defending employers against various employment-based legal claims, advising companies in matters involving ADA public accommodations standards, counseling employers in efforts to avoid litigation, drafting employment policies and handbooks, and more. She focuses her practice on employment and labor issues, commercial litigation, and trade secrets, and non-compete advice and litigation.  

Debbie Whittle Durban

litigation.  

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has defended employers against individual and class claims of employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, national origin, disability, religion, and sex, including sexual harassment; wage and hour claims, Family and Medical Leave act issues, enforceability of covenants not to complete, breach of employment contracts; retaliation; wrongful discharge; trade secrets, ERISA, and other employment-related suits
  • Has represented companies regarding compliance with ADA public accommodation standards
  • Has counseled employers on compliance issues and development of strategies designed to avoid litigation
  • Has drafted and revised policies and handbooks for employers and institutions of higher education
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has defended employers against individual and class claims of employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, national origin, disability, religion, and sex, including sexual harassment; wage and hour claims, Family and Medical Leave act issues, enforceability of covenants not to complete, breach of employment contracts; retaliation; wrongful discharge; trade secrets, ERISA, and other employment-related suits
  • Has represented companies regarding compliance with ADA public accommodation standards
  • Has counseled employers on compliance issues and development of strategies designed to avoid litigation
  • Has drafted and revised policies and handbooks for employers and institutions of higher education

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • South Carolina Women Lawyers Association

Community

  • Member, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (1994–1996)

Leadership

  • Advisory Board, Employment and Labor Law Specialization
  • Board Member, Employment and Labor Law Section, SC Bar

Debbie’s vast experience in employment law includes defending employers against various employment-based legal claims, advising companies in matters involving ADA public accommodations standards, counseling employers in efforts to avoid litigation, drafting employment policies and handbooks, and more. She focuses her practice on employment and labor issues, commercial litigation, and trade secrets, and non-compete advice and... litigation.  

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has defended employers against individual and class claims of employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, national origin, disability, religion, and sex, including sexual harassment; wage and hour claims, Family and Medical Leave act issues, enforceability of covenants not to complete, breach of employment contracts; retaliation; wrongful discharge; trade secrets, ERISA, and other employment-related suits
  • Has represented companies regarding compliance with ADA public accommodation standards
  • Has counseled employers on compliance issues and development of strategies designed to avoid litigation
  • Has drafted and revised policies and handbooks for employers and institutions of higher education

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, cum laude (1999)
  • University of South Carolina, BA, Political Science

Admissions

  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Practice Areas

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • American Bar Association
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
  • Member, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (1994–1996)
  • Advisory Board, Employment and Labor Law Specialization
  • Board Member, Employment and Labor Law Section, SC Bar