Dacey Romberg
Of Counsel
Phone: 615-434-7017
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dacey-romberg
Dacey Romberg is Of Counsel at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight.
At Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight., Dacey’s practice has focused on employment discrimination and retaliation, employee benefits, sexual violence, and whistleblower cases, representing both individuals and classes. Working with a team of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight. attorneys, Dacey has represented clients including:
- A class of former Twitter employees alleging they were owed $500 million in severance when they were laid off after Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter
- An executive who was terminated a few days after telling her employer she was pregnant
- A non-profit employee who was terminated a few days after raising concerns she was being subjected to pregnancy discrimination
- Biotech employees alleging they were terminated because their religious beliefs differed from their bosses’ religious beliefs
- A high-performing tech sector employee who was included in a performance-based layoff after she took parental leave and leave to care for a parent
- An individual alleging she was sexually assaulted by her boss
Dacey received her law degree from the University of Tennessee and her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. While in law school, Dacey was extensively involved with legal aid clinics, participated in the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, and received the Chancellor’s Award for Professional Promise. While in college, Dacey was involved in student government, served as President of the Pre-Law Club, and attended multiple community service trips.
A member of the Tennessee state and District of Columbia bar, Dacey has authored articles that appear in the Knoxville Bar Association’s magazine DICTA and Law360. Dacey volunteers regularly at the Knoxville Legal Ministry.
When Dacey is not lawyering, she enjoys playing tennis, crocheting, reading, and spending time with her husband and cat.
Education
- J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, summa cum laude
- B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2021
- Tennessee, 2018
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Pro-Bono Activities
- Domestic Violence Clinic
Memberships and Activities
- Volunteer Counsel, Knoxville Legal Ministry
Publications
- The impact of women’s bills of rights on trans employees, Washington Blade, October 3, 2024
- FIFA Maternity Policy Shows Need For Federal Paid Leave, Law360, July 1, 2024
Speaking Engagements
- Can We Shorten That? Statutes of Limitation and Employment Agreements, DICTA, September 2021
- Tennessee’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, DICTA, August 2021
- Tips for Complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act While Teleworking, DICTA, August 2021
- Not My Unionized Circus, Not My Monkeys: What We Can Learn from the NLRB’s Complaint Against Google, DICTA, April 2021
- The Ripple Effects of Bostock v. Clayton County, DICTA, March 2021