Washington, DC

Mary Joyce Carlson
Senior Counsel

Mary Joyce Carlson, a civil and worker rights advocate, has over 25 years of experience in labor, healthcare and employment law as well as holds long-standing working relationships with unions. She has spent years working on healthcare and employment benefits litigation matters and advocacy before licensure and regulatory agencies, and her history of strong relationships with unions complements the foundation and current practice areas of Motley Rice.

Equipped with a diverse background, Mary Joyce assists the Motley Rice Anti-Terrorism and Human Rights practice group in their efforts to seek redress for victims of violent crime and terrorism in the United States and abroad. She has been actively involved in the ABA Rule of Law Project to train governments and countries in designing and administering labor and human rights accords.

Additionally, Mary Joyce is part of Motley Rice’s Securities and Consumer Fraud practice group, utilizing her experience representing labor unions and other clients in both the public and private sectors to pursue cases on behalf of investors, consumers and victims of wrongdoing. In this role, she works to build and expand the firm’s affiliations and partnerships with unions, institutional investors, state and municipality pension funds to monitor and identify potential securities fraud and improve corporate governance.

Mary Joyce is the former counsel to the Health Care Division of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest health care industry union in the United States. Additionally, she served as Deputy General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board during the administration of President Bill Clinton and was Of Counsel to Washington, D.C.-based litigation firm James & Hoffman, P.C.