Experienced MSPB &
Federal Employment Lawyers

Attorney Joyce E. Kitchens is a founding member of Kitchens, New & Cleghorn, LLC. Having represented both plaintiffs and defendants, Attorney Kitchens understands all aspects of litigation. She graduated from the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia.

Following law school, she served as a staff attorney with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and was promoted to Assistant District Counsel. As part of her duties, she represented the agency in numerous cases before the United States Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).

In 1991, Attorney Kitchens left the government for private practice. She represented individuals and government agencies before the Merit Systems Protection Board. She is well-versed in MSPB law and regulation.

Attorney Joyce Kitchens is the Past President of the Federal Bar Association and a frequent speaker for continuing legal education seminars.  She has been appointed as the Guardian for forty-seven wards, safeguarding their estates, and has also served as a mediator, arbitrator, and court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem.

Ms. Kitchens has authored a number of professional articles, including Alternative Dispute Resolution in Federal Court, Federal Civil Practice, April 22, 1999; Judicial Profile - The Honorable Joseph A. Hatchett, The Federal Lawyer, September, 1997; Developing/Protecting the Record for Appeal, Federal Appellate Practice, May 31, 1996; and Attorneys’ Fees Petitions under Fee Shifting Statutes, Federal Practice and Procedure, April 28, 1995, and a book, Federal Sector Guide to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, Dewey Publications, Inc., 2006.

Ms. Kitchens is listed in the Directory of Pre-eminent Lawyers, International Who's Who of Professionals, and Who's Who of American Women.
 

Education:
J.D., Emory University Law School, 1982
M.A., Purdue University, 1972

Bar Admissions:
Georgia 1982

Memberships:
Federal Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Supreme Court of Georgia
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Military Appeals

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