Faison & Gillespie v. Lorant

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s order of 17 July 2006 modifying a 21 January 2006 arbitration award and denying plaintiffs motion for reconsideration of the trial court’s 8 June 2006 order. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The parties stipulate that Bree A. Lorant (“defendant”) was employed as an associate attorney with the law firm of Faison & Gillespie (“plaintiff’) beginning in early 2000. On 15 January 2004, defendant terminated her employment with plaintiff.

Plaintiff…