Candace Forte
Law Clerk
Law Clerk
Candace Forte is a law clerk with Vasseghi Budd PLLC. Candace is a second-year law student with an extensive career in human resources.
Prior to starting law school at Marquette University Law School, Candace had a career in human resources and has experience managing human resources functions for small and mid-sized companies. She has drafted personnel policies, conducted workplace investigations, represented organizations in unemployment hearings, and negotiated settlements for wage & hour claims. Candace is skilled in conducting compensation studies as well as modernizing job classification systems. Candace can ensure that organizations are compliant with all federal, state, and local employment laws.
Candace has a special skill of resolving workplace issues while recognizing and satisfying the needs and interests of employers and employees. She provides effective recommendations to employers while ensuring that employees rights and interests are protected.
- Marquette University Law School, J.D. candidate, May 2023
- Cornell University, B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations
- Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia