Overview

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Correia & Puth, PLLC is devoted to the representation of employees, not employers. The firm represents targets of sex harassment and discrimination, including LGBTQ and transgender employees, and whistleblowers and others who have encountered retaliation. Correia & Puth represents executives, professionals, and employees in the negotiation of contracts and severance agreements, at every level in every field. As advocates for employee rights, Correia & Puth dedicates its professional services and its advocacy to helping achieve workplace fairness and justice for employees. The firm also has a nationwide practice representing victims of campus sexual assault with claims under Title IX.

For over two decades, Linda Correia and Jonathan Puth have worked together representing employees, and lead a firm dedicated to the representation of employees in all aspects of the workplace, with particular emphasis on employees who have been treated unfairly due to their status, and retaliated against or terminated due to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or whistleblowing. Correia & Puth, PLLC is deeply devoted to advancing employee rights. The firm aggressively fights discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment in the workplace. The firm also advocates for employees in severance negotiations, seeks to protect disability and leave rights, and counsels employees facing workplace difficulties.

Correia & Puth partners Subhashini Bollini and Lauren Khouri have been selected by their peers for inclusion since 2019 by Best Lawyers for their work in Civil Rights Law. They join Linda M. Correia and Jonathan C. Puth who have for years been recognized by Best Lawyers in America© for the work in the areas of Civil Rights, Employment Law, and Litigation – Employment & Labor Law. Linda Correia and Jonathan Puth are recognized leaders in the employment law field and have been selected for inclusion by Washingtonian Magazine, Super Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America® for their work representing employees. Both were selected by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice as Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2000 as co-counsel. Ms. Correia and Mr. Puth are rated by Martindale-Hubbell as “AV Preeminent,” the highest attorney peer review rating. The members of Correia & Puth have achieved a reputation as tenacious advocates for their clients.

Ms. Correia, Mr. Puth, Ms. Bollini, and Ms. Khouri have presided over or served on the Board of Directors of organizations dedicated to advancing workplace rights and the fair administration of justice, including the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, Public Justice Foundation, and the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC.

Rankings

Correia & Puth, PLLC is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 3 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Metro Rankings

Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Civil Rights Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Individuals
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Regional Rankings

Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Civil Rights Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Individuals
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Correia & Puth, PLLC has 5 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Correia & Puth, PLLC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Demographics

Partners
Male: 1
Female: 3
Asian: 1
White / Caucasian: 2
Multi-Racial: 1
LGBTQIA+: 2
Associates
Male: 1
Female: 1
White / Caucasian: 2
LGBTQIA+: 1
Attorney Management / Department Heads
Male: 1
White / Caucasian: 1
LGBTQIA+: 1
Paralegals
Female: 1
Hispanic / Latinx: 1
White / Caucasian: 1
LGBTQIA+: 1

Awards

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Main Location

Washington, DC
1400 Sixteenth Street, NW, Suite 450
Washington, DC 20036
United States
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