Evangeline’s practice focuses on class action and other large-case litigation involving subjects as diverse as the Fair Labor Standards Act, False Claims Act, and securities fraud. She is a seasoned trial attorney whose trial experience includes six wage and hour collective and class actions and two major Secretary of Labor enforcement actions. Two of those class actions resulted in complete defense verdicts, while two others resulted in judgment for the defendant after successful appeal. She is highly experienced in all aspects of case management, including discovery, briefing, witness preparation, working with and deposing expert witnesses, mediation and settlement, trial, and appeal. 

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, The University of Texas School of Law, 1995

MPAff, The University of Texas at Austin: Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1995

AB, Public Policy, Stanford University, David Starr Jordan scholar, 1991

• Represents major meat processor in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions in multiple jurisdictions. 
• Represented major medical device manufacturer in successful trial declaratory judgment action against the Sate of California involving Proposition 65 warnings on medical devices; judgment affirmed by the California Supreme Court. 
• Experienced in all aspects of case management, including discovery, briefing, witness preparation, and trial.

• Advisory Board, Salvation Army National Capital Area Command, 2015 – present (Chair-Elect, 2017)

• Board of Directors, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 2003-2004; 2006

• Tips For Defeating Claims Of Willful FLSA Violations, Law360
• Employer Trial Tips For Fighting Worker PPE Pay Claims, Law360
• Winning Defense Verdicts in Wage-and-Hour Class Actions: Trial Strategies for Defeating Class-Wide Proofs, Westlaw Journal Employment
• Using Military History As A Guide To Successful Defense, Law360
• Successful FLSA Discovery Practices: Opening the Door to Opt-In Discovery