Joanna Trachtenberg

10+ Years of Experience

Joanna’s practice focuses on employment law, civil rights, and education law consultations and cases, including Title IX cases. Joanna consults on employment agreements, severance agreements, noncompete clauses, and University matters such as research misconduct, faculty misconduct, and conflict of interest matters. Joanna has over fifteen years of experience as both a plaintiff’s lawyer and a defense attorney. She has tried cases in state and federal court.

Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Education Law
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Contingent Fees
Missouri
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Assistant Attorney General
Missouri Attorney General’s Office
2010 –

2017

Associate
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2008 –

2010

Law clerk
U.S. District Court for New Jersey
2007 –

2008

Associate
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2005 –

2007

New York University School of Law
J.D. (2005)
2002


2005

Honors: cum laude
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University of Limerick
M.A. (2002) | Women’s Studies
2001


2002

Honors: First Class Honors
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Yale University
B.A. (1999) | Ethics, Politics, and Economics
1995


1999

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The Missouri Bar

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Member
Current
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Elwood L. Thomas Inn of Court

Current
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Websites & Blogs

Website
TGH Litigation

28 N. 8th St.
Suite 317
Columbia, MO 65201
US
Telephone: (573) 256-2850
Monday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM – 5 PM (Today)
Thursday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed