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

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, and wrongful discharge and breach of contract cases

Drafting and negotiating personnel policies, employee handbooks, employment contracts and severance agreements

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

Specialty in counseling employers on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Washington leave laws

Publications and Presentations
Frequent presenter at DWT Employment Department’s Business Briefings

Speaker at Lake Washington Human Resource Association meetings and Washington Defense Trial Lawyers CLE presentations

Instructor for Council on Education Management Courses

Contributing author, Washington Employment Law Deskbook

Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association

King County Bar Association

Federal District Court of the Western District of Washington

Federal District Court of the Eastern District of Washington

Pacific Coast Labor Law Conference Planning Committee

Member, HR Roundtable

Board member, New Beginnings for Battered Women and Their Children

Board member, Friends of Youth

Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2001

• Order of the Coif
  
• Editorial Board Member, Virginia Journal of Law and Politics