Evangeline C. Paschal

Evangeline draws on more than 20 years of trial experience—including eight federal court multi-week trials and well over 100 days of her career spent at trial—to help clients prepare for and defend class and collective actions. She works with clients to craft strategies that aim to position their cases for success at the pre-trial, trial, and appellate level, developing legal theories and factual presentations to create a compelling narrative. Evangeline litigates diverse subject matter that includes the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), False Claims Act, breach of contract, and product liability. She has extensive experience trying FLSA and state wage-and-hour claims, including defending at trial two of the largest FLSA enforcement actions brought by the Department of Labor.

• Tried a total of nine multi-week trials, including seven jury trials, totaling more than 100 trial days.
• Won two complete defense victories on behalf of a large meat processor in jury trials of FLSA collective actions involving claims for time spent donning and doffing PPE and other clothing items.
• Defeated FLSA willfulness claim and liquidated damages claim brought against a battery manufacturer in one of the largest Department of Labor enforcement actions, seeking over $200 million in damages.
• Won two appellate victories in the Eighth Circuit resulting in judgment entered for defense after trials of FLSA and Nebraska wage-and-hour claims.
• Excluded expert witnesses in federal court cases involving breach of contract and FCRA claims.
• Won declaratory judgment on behalf of medical device manufacturer challenging Proposition 65 listing in California state court.

• Advisory Board, Salvation Army National Capital Area Command, 2015 – present (Chair-Elect, 2017)

• Board of Directors, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 2003-2004; 2006