Nora Rohman, AWI-CH
Senior Investigator
Nora Rohman, AWI-CH, applies over a decade of experience to deliver informed investigations for public agencies, private companies, and public and private higher education systems. Their skills span complex workplace investigations involving alleged harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation; criminal defense investigations; mitigation investigations for death penalty matters at the trial and appellate levels; Title IX and Title VII investigations involving sexual misconduct allegations; civil litigation investigations involving police misconduct, civil rights violations, and sexual assault; and assisting labor unions. Rohman adeptly manages matters with multiple allegations, extensive document review, and numerous witness statements, consulting with attorneys and clients throughout the process.
Rohman has deep knowledge in the areas of gender identity, misgendering, bullying, and trauma-informed interviewing techniques. They frequently present at industry conferences and provide training at public agencies, private companies, and university Title IX offices on conducting effective investigations when gender identity is involved. An active member of the investigations community, Rohman is a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) Diversity and Inclusion Committee, a trainer for AWI’s accreditation program, and a faculty member of T9 Mastered Training for Campus Investigators.
Industry Involvement
- Association of Workplace Investigations (AWI)
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member – Design and implement outreach and diversity building initiatives.
- AWI Training Institute for Workplace Investigators, Trainer – Teach the core knowledge and skills necessary to successfully perform impartial workplace investigations.
- T9 Mastered Training for Campus Investigators, Faculty – Deliver training for Title IX investigators focused on challenges and best approaches for interviewing students, faculty, and campus staff about sexual assault complaints, particularly when gender identity is involved.
Career Highlights
- Supervised a team of five full-time investigators for the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division for a civil rights class action lawsuit in Florida.
- Served as the mitigation specialist on eight capital cases, based in Arizona, Alaska, California, Ohio, and Washington, including as the mitigation specialist for the defense in Arizona v. Steven James in Maricopa County Superior Court, a case that resulted in a plea deal for 25 years to life.
- Assisted plaintiff’s counsel Hadsell Stormer & Rennick LLP in investigating Jasmin Salcido et al. v. City of Whittier et al. (United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 2:17-cv-08819, 2019). Plaintiffs were the parents of a 27-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis whom Whittier Police Department officers crushed and suffocated to death. The case settled for $1.9 million just before trial.
Recent Presentations
- April 2024, Panelist, “Gender Identity in the Workplace: Common Legal Claims, Cutting Edge Issues and Practice Tips,” 44th Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium, Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Los Angeles, California.
- February 2024 & August 2023, Faculty, Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) 2023 Investigations Institute, Santa Barbara, California and Orlando, Florida.
- November 2023, Presenter, “Gender Identity and Misgendering: Conducting Effective Investigations of Complaints Involving Gender Identity, Misgendering, and Deadnaming,” California Public Employers Labor Relations Association’s (CALPELRA) 2023 Conference, Monterey, California.
- July 2023, Presenter, “Genderfluidity: How Societal Understanding of Gender Identity Has Impacted the Workplace,” California Lawyers Association (CLA) 39th Annual Meeting, Labor and Employment Law Section.
- 2022 & 2023, Presenter, “Understanding Bias,” “Consent and Incapacitation,” and “Consent – Gathering the Facts,” T9 Mastered Advanced Training for Title IX Investigators.
- November 2022, Presenter, “Gender Identity in Investigations,” University of California Systemwide Conference, Ethics, Compliance, and Audit Symposium 2022, Costa Mesa, California.
- October 2022, Presenter, “Gender Identity 201: Applying an in-depth Understanding of Gender Identity in Internal and External Workplace Investigations,” Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) 2022 Annual Conference, Burlingame, California.
- September 2021, Presenter, “When Gender Identity and Investigations Intersect,” Australian Association of Workplace Investigators Conference (AAWI), webinar.
Education & Certifications
Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI), Training Institute for Workplace Investigators, AWI-CH certificate
Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), Advanced Investigator certificate
New York University (NYU), Gallatin School for Individualized Study, coursework in Transgender Studies
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, B.A. with distinction, Interdisciplinary Gender Studies
