Alice Tejada

Born in Los Angeles, California, July 23,1971; admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1997.

Education and Certifications:

Occidental College (A.B. 1993) American University, Washington College of Law (J.D. 1996); North Carolina Advocates for Justice; Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation.

Bars and Courts:

Admitted to North Carolina State Bar In 1997. Admitted to practice before all courts and administrative agencies of the federal and state courts in the State of North Carolina. Has appeared in cases before the North Carolina Industrial Commission. District, Superior and North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Professional Experience:

Public Interest Service

• Staff Attorney, Farmworkers Legal Services of North Carolina, June 1996-December 1998.
• Staff Attorney, Legal Services of North Carolina – Farmworker Unit, January 1, 1999 – June 30, 2002.
• Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of North Carolina – Farmworker Unit, July 1, 2002 – October 31, 2002.

Private Practice

• Associate Attorney, Scudder & Hedrick 2002 – 2007
• Member Associate, Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC 2008 – Present

Affiliations:

North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Workers’ Compensation Section, Employment Law Section and Hispanic/Latino Issues Section and North Carolina Bar Association.

Volunteer Activities:

Once a month free legal clinic at El Centro Hispano, Durham, North Carolina; Legal Aid of North Carolina – Board Member; Student Action with Farmworkers – Board Member; and The Beehive Collective – Board Member.

North Carolina ACLU, Past Board Member; Workers’ Compensation Committee of the Office of Minority Affairs of the Department of Health & Human Services, Past Chair; North Carolina Occupational Safety & Health Project, Past Board Member.

Primary Areas of Practice:

Workers’ Compensation & Employment Law.

Other Languages Spoken:

Spanish

E-mail: atejada@bellsouth.net