Ms. Campbell, in a summation released Wednesday of the arguments she made to remain a partner, said
that before filing her lawsuit, she had made efforts internally to have the firm focus on “gender inequality in pay, power and promotions.”
She noted that two other female Chadbourne partners — Mary T. Yelenick, who retired in December as the chairwoman
of the firm’s product liability practice, and Jaroslawa Z. Johnson — had joined the lawsuit.
Law Firm Expels Female Partner Who Filed Discrimination Suit -
By ELIZABETH OLSONAPRIL 20, 2017
Partners at the law firm Chadbourne & Parke, in an unusual public gesture, voted on Thursday to expel from its
ranks a female partner who filed a gender discrimination and pay inequity lawsuit against the firm last year.
Ms. Campbell, who has said she is her family’s sole breadwinner, declined to comment after the vote,
but her lawyer, David W. Sanford, said the vote was based “on false and misleading information provided by Chadbourne’s management committee.” He said he expected the lawsuit to eventually be decided by a jury.
Ms. Campbell said other female partners at Chadbourne, including Lori Hoberman, the former chairwoman of the firm’s venture capital practice,
and Melanie Willems, formerly a partner in its disputes practice, had raised similar concerns about the firm’s gender practices.
