Meet Our Founder
Holly Hammer
Founder & Managing Attorney — Hammer Law PLLC
As the owner and founder of Hammer Law, I started this firm because I want there to be trusted, reliable legal services available to those in the community where they will receive excellent legal services and have an attorney who truly cares.
— Holly Hammer, Founder
Holly Hammer
Founder & Managing Attorney
A Career Built on Expertise and Commitment
A graduate of the University of Virginia and the Pepperdine University School of Law, Holly has been practicing law since 2003. Her career began at an AV-rated law firm in Los Angeles, where she practiced for several years. In 2011, Holly relocated to the East Coast and chose Raleigh, North Carolina, because of its potential for growth as well as the particularly strong start-up, technology, and life science industries that exist in the Triangle.
Since moving to Raleigh, she has worked as in-house counsel at Tekelec and was involved in the acquisition of Tekelec by Oracle in 2013. She joined Hutchison PLLC in 2013, a well-known corporate law firm, and became the leader of the employment law practice at the firm.
In 2018, after catching the entrepreneurial spirit, Holly decided to start her own firm, Hammer Law PLLC, which focuses exclusively on employment law and has become a premier employment law boutique in the area.
Hammer Law focuses on employment and business law and works with a wide range of clients in a variety of industries. Holly's goal is to help businesses and executives proactively manage employment law matters while ensuring they protect their businesses and professional reputations, minimize risk, and get the best results possible.
Recognition & Credentials
Details & Accolades
Education
B.A.
University of Virginia, 1999
J.D.
Pepperdine University School of Law, 2003
Coaching Certification
NC State Poole College of Management, 2017
Bar Admissions
Associations
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Wake County Bar Association
- Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Raleigh Metro Society for Human Resource Management (RMSHRM)
- Triangle Women in STEM (TriWiSTEM)
Community & Recognition
Professional Activities and Awards
2000 – Present
Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Group Pro-Bono Committee for the North Carolina Bar Association
2018 – 2019
Board of Directors, Healing Transitions
2017
Board of Directors, Raleigh Metro SHRM
2016-2018
Government Affairs Director, Raleigh Metro SHRM
2018
Recipient of North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Award
2019-2020
Business North Carolina "Legal Elite" Employment Attorney
Thought Leadership
Speaking Engagements and Publications
October 2020
Featured Speaker, Eating Crow, a podcast for leaders and entrepreneurs
February 2020
North Carolina Bar Association Labor and Employment CLE, Developments and Trends in Pay Equity
2020
Raleigh Metro SHRM, Ask the Attorney COVID-19 Webinar Series
September 2019
CAI Compensation and Benefits Conference, What to Do About Pay Equity
November 2018
CAI Employment Conference, Intersecting Leave Laws – Managing the Interplay Between FMLA, ADA and NC Workers' Compensation
April 2016
Raleigh Metro SHRM, Preparing for Proposed Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act
2017-2018
Regularly prepared Quarterly Employment Law and Legislative Updates for Raleigh Metro SHRM Chapter, accessible at https://www.rwhrma.org/page/QuarterlyUpdates
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