Monday, August 5, 2019
From the chairman of law firm Morgan Lewis, where Carol worked for many years:
Dear Friends,
It is with great sorrow that I share with you that our friend and colleague, Carol Freeman, passed away on Friday. She was living in Denver, Colorado at the time of her death but remained in close contact with her good friends at Morgan Lewis.
Carol joined us in 2003 with many other colleagues from the Brobeck firm as a partner, and later as a consultant, in our Labor & Employment Group. Carol was encyclopedic in her knowledge of California employment law, and was a trusted advisor to our clients and also to the firm. She had a brilliant legal mind and delved into every issue until she had mastered it. She was also caring and compassionate, and our clients regularly depended on her not just for her legal analysis but for her judgment as well. As a result, Carol was beloved by the many clients who stayed with her even as they moved from company to company, often insisting on hiring Carol as their outside counsel. After advising someone on a tricky issue, she would follow up to make sure that everything had gone as well as could be hoped for. She was always thinking of others, and many clients regarded her as both an invaluable counselor and a friend.
A former commissioner for the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, Carol received her BA from Columbia University and her JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law, cum Laude.
I met Carol in 2003 and have been privileged to have the benefit of her wisdom and guidance over the years. She was a truly gentle and good soul, and we were lucky to have her as part of our firm. She was loved by many and respected by all, and we will miss her.
... please keep Carol and her family, including her son Harrison, in your thoughts and prayers.
Jami
