Our Attorneys

Antonia Bird joined the firm as an associate in April 2019. Her practice focuses on representing labor unions under the Railway Labor Act, the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, Title VII, and other federal labor and employment laws. She also represents clients in arbitrations and counsels labor organizations on compliance with federal laws. Ms. Bird’s experience includes representing clients in federal court litigation concerning “status quo” obligations under the Railway Labor Act, “major” and “minor” disputes under the Railway Labor Act, the federal duty of fair representation, federal agency rulemaking, and discrimination and retaliation. 

Previously, Ms. Bird practiced in a Maryland labor and employment law firm that primarily focused on Title VII discrimination and whistleblower cases, where she was involved in all aspects of litigation from administrative to appellate court proceedings. 

While in law school, Ms. Bird served as a staff member for the American University International Law Review and was Senior Articles Editor for the Human Rights Brief. She was a student attorney for UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic and completed a legal clerkship in the Office of General Counsel at the National Treasury Employees Union, where she worked on a variety of federal labor law issues. She also served as a summer law clerk at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs.

Ms. Bird is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland bars as well as several federal appellate and district courts. She received her B.A. in political science from the University of Mississippi and her J.D. cum laude from Washington College of Law at American University.