Joyce E. Smithey - Annapolis, MD
Attorney at Smithey Law Group LLC
Lawyers in Annapolis, MD
706 Giddings Ave #200 Annapolis, MD 21401
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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27
Years
Experience
Updated: 04/29/2026
Attorney Information
Overview
Joyce Smithey leads Smithey Law Group LLC’s labor and employment practice. From 2011-2018, Ms. Smithey has been selected for inclusion as a Maryland Super Lawyer in the area of Employment and Labor Law. Ms. Smithey was named among Maryland’s Top 50 Women Attorneys, as published in Baltimore Magazine.
Ms. Smithey regularly advises employers and employees on all matters relating to Employment and Labor Law, including:
- Discrimination, including race, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, family responsibilities, and religion
- Sexual harassment
- Retaliation and reprisal
- Claims prevention, including drafting employee handbooks and providing on-site training sessions to managers and employees on Employment and Labor Law topics.
- The Equal Pay Act
- Representation of public sector employees
- Disability accommodation and discrimination
- Medical leave
- Wrongful discharge
- Workplace privacy
- Defamation
- Employment contracts and restrictive covenants
- ERISA discrimination
- Employee and applicant testing
- Wage and hour issues
- WARN
Ms. Smithey has represented clients in state and federal courts, arbitrations, and before the Department of Labor, state and county commissions on human relations, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She has handled numerous jury trials, appellate oral arguments before the First and Fourth Circuits, bench trials, motion hearings, equity petitions, and damages hearings. Ms. Smithey is also a trained mediator on workplace issues.
Ms. Smithey has taught seminars and law school courses on Employment and Labor Law topics. She has also published extensively on Employment and Labor Law and civil litigation. Ms. Smithey is also a contributing author to Maryland Rules Commentary and a regular contributor to the Metropolitan Washington Employment and Labor Lawyers Association's newsletter.
Ms. Smithey is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Sections of the Maryland State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association and the American Bar Association, and she is a member of the Women's Bar Association of Maryland, the National Employment and Labor Lawyers Association, and the Maryland Employment and Labor Lawyers Association. Ms. Smithey also does extensive pro bono work in the area of Employment and Labor Law, including serving on the Employment and Labor Law Hotline for the Women's Law Center and teaching in the Workplace Street Law Program. She has also authored amicus briefs for the National Employment and Labor Lawyers Association.
Ms. Smithey received her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law where she researched and authored "Housing Discrimination Against People with Mental Disabilities: How does the Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988 Help Implement the Goals of Deinstitutionalization?" Ms. Smithey received her Bachelor of Arts from Pepperdine University. She is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Hampshire, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to opening her own firm, Ms. Smithey was a partner at Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC in Annapolis, Maryland. Before that, she practiced in Baltimore, Maryland and in New Hampshire.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Joyce E. Smithey
Included on the 2026 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Boston University School of Law,
Boston,
Massachusetts
Juris Doctor
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Boston University School of Law,
Boston,
Massachusetts
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Non Legal Education
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Pepperdine University
Bachelor of Arts
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Pepperdine University
Classes and Seminars
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Authored "Housing Discrimination Against People with Mental Disabilities: How does the Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988 Help Implement the Goals of Deinstitutionalization?"
- Ms. Smithey has taught seminars and law school courses on Employment and Labor Law topics. She has also published extensively on Employment and Labor Law and civil litigation.
Pro Bono Activities
- Employment and Labor Law Hotline for the Women's Law Center
- Workplace Street Law Program
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- New Hampshire
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section)
- District of Columbia Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section)
- Federal Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section)
- American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section)
- Women's Bar Association of Maryland (Member)
- National Employment Law Association
- Maryland Employment Law Association (Member)
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Contact
706 Giddings Ave
#200
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 443-569-8191
Fax: 410-280-1602
Email: Send a message
Website: https://smitheylaw.com
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30AM-5:00PM
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