Teresa L. Jakubowski is a partner in Barnes & Thornburg's Washington, D.C., office where she practices labor and employment law and chairs the firm's accessibility and disability law practice. Her practice includes providing legal counsel and representing clients in litigation and administrative proceedings in the areas of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; employment law, particularly discrimination/equal employment matters; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA); wrongful discharge; state employment laws; and fair housing.
Teresa's accessibility and disability practice focuses on all facets of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and analogous state and local laws. She advises and counsels owners/operators of a wide array of places of public accommodation, including hospitality and lodging, retail, sports and entertainment facilities, amusement parks, institutions of higher education, transportation, and healthcare facilities; housing; commercial facilities; and state and local government facilities subject to Title II of the ADA. Her practice includes advising and representing clients with respect to issues pertaining to accessibility of physical facilities, digital accessibility (e.g., websites, mobile sites, mobile apps and other technology), effective communication, auxiliary aids and services, testing accommodations, and non-discrimination in operating policies, practices and procedures.
Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1993, cum laude
- Drake University, B.A., 1989, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit