Areas of Practice
Employment law, including employment litigation and employment counseling; 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

Counseling employers in proactive employment practices, including best practices for hiring, handling terminations, and effective use of progressive discipline

Counseling employers on the Fair Labor Standards Act and Washington Minimum Wage Act

Drafting personnel policies and employment handbooks

Negotiating severence agreements and employment contracts on behalf of employers

Prior Experience
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Thomas Zilly, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Publications and Presentations
"Employers Beware: The Ninth Circuit's Rejection of the 'Direct Threat to Self' Disability Discrimination Defense in Echazabal v. Chevron", 25 Seattle Univ. L. R. 517 (Fall 2001)

Featured speaker at DWT Employment Department’s Business Briefings

Speaker at National Business Institute and Lorman CLE presentations

Instructor for Council on Education Management courses

Contributing Editor, 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

Board Chair, Seattle Works

Member, Homeless Project Committee, King County Bar Association

Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Seattle University School of Law, 2002

• Editor, Seattle University Law Review
• Conference Chair, National Conference of Law Reviews
• Board Member, National Women Law Students’ Association