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Discrimination & Civil Rights
Title VII, ADA, ADEA, Section 1983 — strategy informed by years inside a federal civil rights office.
Boutique Workplace Advisory
When your workplace stops being safe, you deserve real guidance.
Sterling Advisory is a boutique consultancy for employees navigating discrimination, retaliation, internal investigations, and severance — guided by decades inside federal civil rights, general counsel offices, and employee relations leadership.
Former Assistant General Counsel◆Civil Rights Attorney◆Federal Civil Rights Office Director◆HR Director, Employee Relations
How I help
Quiet expertise at the most consequential moments of your career.
Every engagement begins with listening. From there, we build a path forward that protects your record, your dignity, and your future.
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Retaliation & Whistleblower
Protecting employees who speak up — documentation strategy, exposure analysis, and next steps.
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Severance Review
Independent review and negotiation of separation agreements, releases, and non-disparagement terms.
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Investigation Support
Preparation for interviews, witness statements, and navigating internal EEO and HR processes.
The Sterling Institute
Train to become a certified EEO investigator.
A rigorous, federally-grounded curriculum for HR professionals, attorneys, agency staff, and career changers who want to conduct investigations with credibility and care.
- Federal civil rights frameworks
- Intake & complaint analysis
- Interview craft & evidence
- Reports that withstand scrutiny
The Principal
The perspective of every chair in the room.
Sheryl has served as an Assistant General Counsel, a civil rights attorney, the head of a federal agency's civil rights office, and a Director of Employee Relations. That breadth is the practice's quiet advantage — she has sat where decisions are made, and where employees are affected by them.
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Tell me what's happening, in your own words.
Every inquiry is read by Sheryl. Replies are private, considered, and on your terms.
sheryl@sterlingadvisory.com