Judge Jones’ trajectory to founding and creating Omega Daughter, LLC has been a unique one, much like the CEO herself. Judge Jones started in private practice representing employers in labor and employment matters. During the beginning of her career, Judge Jones, like many young attorneys, struggled to find a place where she felt she was at “home” because she felt that at her core, she was a public servant. Eventually, Judge Jones made a leap of faith and applied to work for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). 

The transition from private practice to public servant was the correct one. While at the EEOC, Judge Jones was sole counsel in the successful resolution of 21 employment discrimination cases, including several class actions. Note this does not include all the resolutions that were done before litigation occurred. At any given time, Judge Jones also was responsible for advising six to eight investigators, whose workloads ranged from 100 to 250 cases each. She provided daily legal advice and discussed strategies for investigating their cases. In her litigation, she was responsible for assessing the value of the case, making litigation recommendations to the EEOC Commissioners, and developing and implementing litigation and settlement strategies. She consistently drafted high quality pleadings, briefs, and motions; provided timely notice and responses to opposing counsel; and engaged in fair and effective discovery in all her labor and employment law cases and matters. She actively worked with involved parties to reach mutual resolutions on individual and systemic workplace discrimination and harassment claims, seeking early settlement opportunities or alternative dispute resolution, where appropriate. She also regularly maintained her professionalism even when she was not extended the same courtesy by opposing counsel (or others), during mediations or hearings. In the end, Judge Jones’ role at the EEOC allowed her to become a stronger subject matter expert in labor and employment law, build bridges of understanding to resolve sensitive and complex cases, and maintain the highest character of professionalism and public service required in the legal profession.

In 2010, while working at the EEOC, Judge Jones was selected as a Government Fellow for the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) and assigned to the Section’s Employment Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Committee. Since that time, Judge Jones has been an active and engaged ABA member, rising through the ranks to currently serve as one of only three At-Large Labor and Employment Law Section Council Members representing the public sector. Through the ABA, she has spoken on cutting edge labor and employment law topics with colleagues across the world. She also has advanced civil discourse on labor and employment law matters by engaging with both private and public sector colleagues representing employees, management, unions, and the government at ABA meetings and conferences. 

Indeed, a major benefit of her ABA labor and employment work is that it operates on the consensus principle, which allows for differing viewpoints to be fairly represented. Judge Jones absolutely agrees with the consensus principle because it leads to better decision-making and policy choices. She developed her servant-leadership skills through the ABA and continues to champion public sector representation on programs, publications, and leadership. Jones also mentors other public sector attorneys and helps them assume speaker and leadership positions. Public sector attorneys are often underrepresented (and oftentimes, diverse), and these opinions and experiences help further the ABA’s diversity while furthering civil discourse on labor and employment issues. 

In all her ABA work—whether developing programs, revising the panel descriptions, selecting speakers, or determining how to increase diversity and inclusiveness in publications—Judge Jones’ character and integrity are always present. She works cooperatively with bar colleagues to provide high-quality educational programs and publications. She is extremely proud of how she has been able to advocate that the ABA address a wider array of labor and employment law issues, especially issues essential to often marginalized individuals. For instance, at the 15th annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Judge Jones spearheaded a keynote panel on the pivotal role that black and brown transgender women played in the civil rights movement. Judge Jones finds that her ABA work brings a pride and ownership that is as important as her “day” job(s) and permits her the opportunity to offer leadership to advance a keener understanding of labor and employment issues. 

Judge Jones’ role as a public servant at the EEOC led to her recruitment and selection to be an Administrative Law Judge in 2017, becoming the first ever Black judge in the Knoxville, Tennessee office. This was an incredible honor to Jones because it reflected an acknowledgement and appreciation that she exhibited the highest professional qualifications and ethical standards. Judge Jones’ strengths include her ability to comprehend and analyze information quickly, listen and empathize, fairly evaluate situations, and synthesize solutions to issues that present themselves. “At my core, I am an advocate and truth-seeker. I also enjoy helping people navigate systems that they do not understand or lack the capability to understand.” 

Judge Jones’ commitment to public service and practical problem-solving motivated her to look for additional opportunities to share her knowledge and expertise regarding labor and employment law. As such, with appropriate approval from internal ethics officers, Judge Jones started Omega Daughter, LLC to educate and assist others to resolve labor and employment issues and foster strong preventative practices to elevate workplaces. Notably, this business idea was born while Judge Jones worked at the EEOC, when employer representatives often asked her upon completion of litigation to train their workforce and managers. The mutual respect that grew out of an adversarial relationship was one that she was proud to have fostered. Judge Jones was pleased that ideological differences did not affect civility and professionalism. In the future, Judge Jones’ vision for Omega Daughter, LLC is to continue working with not-for-profit organizations, as well as corporations, and expand services to include the following: mediations in employment discrimination and divorce cases and Executive coaching services.
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Recently, her distinguished career was further honored when, in 2022, Judge Jones was inducted as a Fellow into The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. The Fellows are “recognized as distinguished members of the labor and employment community who promote achievement, advancement, and excellence in the practice by setting standards of professionalism and civility, by sharing their experience and knowledge and by acting as a resource for academia, the government, the judiciary and the community at large.” Before joining the workforce some twenty years ago, Judge Jones graduated from Duke University in 1997, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Drama, and Religion; and from The University of Tennessee College of Law in 2001, where she received her Juris Doctorate. Among her many achievements, Judge Jones made the Dean’s Lists at both institutions.