Representative Experience
Represents clients in all aspects of traditional labor law including: counseling clients targeted in corporate campaigns; union campaigns; unfair labor practice proceedings; collective bargaining negotiations; contract administration; grievance and arbitration proceedings.

Provides advice and counsel on issues related to: employee discipline; leave of absence; termination; workplace investigations; and government audits and investigations.

Advises clients on wage and hour issues including conducting wage and hour audits.

Defends clients in state and federal court litigation and before administrative agencies in individual and asserted class employment-related claims.

Prior Experience
Associate, Jackson Lewis, LLP, San Francisco, California

Corporate Counsel, Labor Ready, Inc., Tacoma, Washington

Presentations
Regular presenter at state and national conferences. Topics include: wage and hour compliance, collective bargaining, corporate campaigns, union avoidance, leave management and administration, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, preventive counseling and professional ethics.

Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association

State Bar of California

Admitted to the United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education
J.D., Northwestern School of Law - Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 2000

Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York

B.S. in Political Science, University of Oregon, 1996