Three Plaintiffs Join Ogletree Gender Bias Suit

Three former Ogletree Deakins shareholders have joined a putative class and collective action alleging the firm systematically underpays its female attorneys.

In an amended complaint filed Friday, Dawn Knepper was joined by former shareholders Jocelyn Campanaro, Alicia Voltmer, and Angelica Ochoa, all of whom opted in to the collective action in February.

Knepper alleged in the $300 million gender discrimination suit filed in California federal court in January that the firm routinely denies women origination credit and excludes them from business development.

The plaintiffs’ attorney, David Sanford, said he expects to file a second amended complaint with more names in ...