Charlotte Garry Carne

Member


Charlotte’s practice focuses on litigation and counseling with an emphasis on management-side (both private and public employers) employment discrimination, wage, and hour, and leave laws. She regularly appears before both state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies. 

Charlotte defends employers against charges filed with the EEOC and state and local fair employment agencies, and class and collective actions in the wage and hour context. In addition, she regularly counsels employers on personnel matters arising under the ADA, ADEA, FMLA and other state and federal employment laws.

Prior to joining Dykema, Charlotte clerked for Magistrate Judge David Grand and District Court Judge Laurie Michelson in the Eastern District of Michigan. She also practiced labor and employment law with Butzel Long in Michigan and Price, Postel and Parma in California.

    • Pepperdine University, J.D., 1998, articles editor for the Pepperdine Law Review
    • University of Michigan, B.A., 1993
  • Bar Admissions

    • California
    • Michigan
  • Court Admissions

    • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
    • Named to Lawdragon's "500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers" List, 2025 and 2026

    • Recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, “Go To Lawyers" for Employment Law, 2025

Latest News and Insights

Webinars04/28/2026

Char’s Corner: Key California Labor Law Insights for Employers—Session 2: Getting Worker Classification Right

Misclassifying employees can lead to lawsuits, penalties, and major compliance headaches. This…

Read More

Press Releases3.10.26

Dykema Advises Electreon on its Acquisition of InductEV

Dykema is pleased to congratulate its client, Electreon, on the successful acquisition of InductEV,…

Read More

Press Releases3.9.26

Dykema Case Recognized as one of California’s Top Verdicts of 2025

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that a case the firm handled as defense…

Read More