Biography
Overview
Carla Reeves is an employment lawyer and litigator who assists employers with navigating federal and state employment laws, mitigating risks associated with employment and operational issues, and litigation when disputes arise.
Carla provides day-to-day advice on matters including performance management, workplace discrimination and harassment, accommodations, leaves, wage and hour issues, and separations. She also advises employers on employment agreements, noncompete and non-solicitation agreements, and workplace policies.
In her litigation practice, Carla represents clients before state and federal courts, and administrative agencies in employment and other business disputes. She also represents clients in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, agency conciliation, and mediation.
As a trained investigator, Carla conducts investigations of reports of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other workplace misconduct. She also conducts customized workplace trainings and cultural assessments.
Carla also represents clients in government investigations, inquiries, and enforcement actions. Her experience includes wage and hour, occupational safety and health, False Claims Act, and other whistleblower actions involving the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and State Attorneys General offices.
Accolades
- Lawdragon 500: Top U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers 2022-2023, 2025
- Chambers USA, Labor & Employment, Massachusetts, 2020-2022 (Associate to Watch); 2023-2024 (Up and Coming)
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch (2021-2025): Litigation, Labor and Employment
- Boston Magazine Top Lawyers, Employment, 2021, 2023-2024
- Employment Law Trailblazer, The National Law Journal, 2021
- Excellence In the Law - Up & Coming Lawyer, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2021
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2015-2024
- Denis Maguire Pro Bono Award, Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association, 2018
- Pro Bono Award, Lawyers for Civil Rights, 2019
Affiliations
- Commissioner, Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission
- Boston Bar Association
- Governing Council (2024-Present)
- Co-Chair, Women of Color Attorneys Leadership Forum (2022-2024)
- Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Section (2021-2023)
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
- Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2020 Fellow)
Languages
- Spanish
Admissions
Education
- Boston College Law School (J.D.)
- Union College (B.A., magna cum laude)