Representative Experience
Negotiating labor agreements

Representing employers in National Labor Relations Board cases and in labor arbitrations

Defending wrongful discharge actions

Litigating trade secret and non-compete matters

Counseling employers on labor and employment matters

Prior Experience
General Counsel, Frederick & Nelson

Field Examiner, National Labor Relations Board

Representative Clients
City of Hope National Medical Center
Bonneville International Corporation
Seattle Times Company
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
KING 5 TV

Publications and Presentations
Speaker, Advanced Employment Issues National Symposium, 1997-2003

Speaker, Labor and Employment Advanced Practices Symposium, 2004-2007

Memberships and Activities
American Bar Association

Washington State Bar Association

California State Bar Association

Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Labor and Employment Law by Woodward/White, 2001-2008

Member, Management Labor Employment Roundtable

Education
J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, Order of the Coif, 1983

B.S. in Industrial Relations, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, 1978