Barbara and her partners at Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP pioneered the firm’s nationally-ranked executive advocacy practice which focuses on the legal needs of executives, professionals, and select businesses in sophisticated employment matters. Since 2014, Chambers USA has named Barbara as a Leader in the Field of Labor & Employment, Mainly Plaintiffs Representation. Clients further report that she is a “brilliant attorney” whose handling of sensitive situations “could not have been better.” Also in 2015, Barbara was selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a highly selective honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers who are selected based upon their superior litigation and ethical reputations. In addition, Barbara was selected again by her peers for inclusion in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America and has been listed by Thomson Reuters as a New England Super Lawyer since 2005. Barbara is a graduate of Fairfield University (B.A.), Ohio State University School of Public Policy and Management (M.A.) and New England School of Law (J.D.).