Areas of Practice
Employment law, including employment litigation and labor relations

General commercial litigation

Representative Experience
Defending employers in race, gender, national origin, disability and pregnancy discrimination cases, sexual harassment lawsuits, wage and hour class actions, wrongful discharge and breach of contract claims

Representing employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington State Human Rights Commission and Seattle Office of Civil Rights

Representing employers in NLRB cases, grievance and arbitration proceedings

Counseling clients on compliance with federal and state employment laws and regulations

Drafting personnel policies and employment handbooks

Prior Experience
Associate, O’Shea Barnard Martin, P.S., Bellevue, WA

Publications and Presentations
Speaker for Council on Education in Management courses

Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association

King County Bar Association

Federal District Courts of the Western and Eastern District of Washington

Trustee, East King County Bar Association Board of Trustees

Education
J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2002

B.A. in Zoology, University of Washington, 1998

Languages
Bilingual, English/Russian