Representative Experience
Counseling clients on day-to-day labor and employment law problems, including strategic labor relations planning. Works extensively in the area of executive employment and separation agreements, noncompetition and trade secret issues, as well as issues relating to technology in the workplace. Defending employers in employment litigation and arbitrations.

Representative Clients
ConocoPhillips, Whole Foods Market, Bank of America, Pan Pacific Hotels, Providence Health Systems, Diebold

Publications and Presentations
Co-author, "Blogging and Text/Instant Messaging in the Workplace," Human Resources 2007, Winter Edition

Contributing editor, Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books);The Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books); and Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books); Tortious Interference in the Employment Context: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)

Chapter author, Employment Law Deskbook for Human Resources Professionals (West Publishing, 2001)

Contributing editor, Washington Employment Law Deskbook

Memberships and Activities
Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Labor and Employment Law by Woodward/White, 1995-

Named as one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by Chambers USA, 2004-

Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Management Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secrets, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee (2003- )

Chair-Elect, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, Washington State Bar Association (2005- )

Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, King County Bar Association (1996-97)

Chairman, 1996 Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference

Chairman, Davis Wright Tremaine Labor and Employment Law Department (1989-1997)

Education
J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1976

• Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar