Demetria Gaines
Supervising attorney
Demetria leads the pay and hours cases and supervises the clinic’s student program.
Demetria worked her way through school behind a restaurant counter and a hospital front desk, which is why unpaid hours and short tips feel personal to her. She joined the clinic after several years at a legal aid program.
She supervises the law students who prepare each file, and she reads every wage record herself before a number goes into a letter.
Focus
- Unpaid wages and overtime
- Student supervision
- Hours and tips
Demetria’s admissions and schooling
Bar admissions
Mississippi Bar
2013
Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
2014
Education
Mississippi College School of Law
J.D., 2012
Millsaps College
B.A., 2009
Languages
English
How Demetria works
Demetria starts with a calculator and a stack of pay stubs. She would rather show a client the exact number she thinks is owed than describe it in general terms, and she explains each step of how she got there.
When she isn’t at the clinic she coaches a middle school math team.
Ready to talk with Demetria’s team?
The short check takes about three minutes, and a person reads every answer.