A former LeClairRyan partner has appealed a federal judge’s decision to send a gender discrimination suit she filed against the firm four months ago to arbitration.

In January, Michele Craddock, who had worked as an attorney at LeClairRyan from 2003 to 2015, filed a complaint against the firm in federal court in Richmond, Virginia, claiming that women employees and partners are treated unfairly when it comes to compensation and other benefits.