Ashlee B. Reece-Walker

Ashlee Reece-Walker provides counsel and representation to California public school districts, county offices of education, and other public entities in a wide variety of employment and education law matters. In addition to employment-related counseling, Ms. Reece-Walker conducts investigations for school and community college districts with respect to allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. She has used this experience to develop a Cultural Sensitivity Training, which she has presented to individual clients, statewide conferences and professional consortiums. She has also been a presenter at AALRR’s Education Law Conference, Inland Personnel Council, Title IX Academy, and Cultural Competence Series. Ms. Reece-Walker is also a member of the firm’s Title IX Sexual Misconduct Committee and has fulfilled the role of Investigator, Decision-Maker, and Hearing-Officer in Title IX matters and trains individuals in each of these respective roles across the state of California. Additionally, Ms. Reece-Walker has successfully defended clients against charges brought by the California Department of Civil Rights (formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing), the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Public Employees Relations Board.

Prior to joining Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, Ms. Reece-Walker was a labor and employment law associate for a large law firm in downtown Los Angeles where she handled matters including ADA, FEHA, wrongful termination, and Unruh Civil Rights Act litigation. Prior to working in litigation Ms. Reece-Walker was an Equity Officer at a private Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri where she conducted Title VII and Title IX investigations, and conducted monthly training to supervising and non-supervising employees.

Practice Areas

Community & Professional

• National Bar Association, Member
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Member