EXPERIENCe
Advises public entities on
a variety of collective bargaining issues as well as public employment
termination procedures.
Advises private
and public employers on a wide variety of labor and employment issues
arising in the workplace.
Conducts
investigations and defends employers with respect to employee charges
filed with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Defends employers
in hearings before the Labor Commissioner on wage and hour issues, including
those involving waiting time penalties and compensation issues.
Prepares employment
agreements and severance agreements on behalf of employers.
Assists in representation
of employers in litigation disputes involving discrimination, retaliation,
hostile work environment, sexual harassment, wage and hour violations,
including prevailing wage issues arising in the construction context
and whistleblower complaints.
Assisted in representation
of private and public entity clients in litigation matters involving
negligence, professional negligence, premises liability, breach of contract,
including the successful application of defenses such as the exclusive
remedy provision of workers' compensation and the doctrine of primary
assumption of the risk.
Assisted with
administrative hearing following public employee termination.
General
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Appellate
and International Advocacy, 2008 - 2009 Academic Year, Adjunct Professor
University
of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Appellate and International
Advocacy, 2007 - 2008 Academic Year, Adjunct Professor
Former Law Clerk
for the General Counsel's Office at Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
MEMBERSHIPS
Sacramento
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, MetroEdge, Member
California
State Bar, Labor & Employment Law Section, Member
Sacramento Area
Human Resource Association (SAHRA), Legal & Legislative Committee,
Member
Sacramento County
Bar Association, Member
Sacramento
County Bar Association, Barristers' Club, Board Member
United States
District Court for the Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California,
Admitted to Practice
EDUCATION
University of
the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2003)
California State
University, Chico (B.A., Highest Honors, 2000)
PUBLICATIONS
15 Transnat'l
Law. 357, “Providing for Uniformity in the Exercise of Universal
Jurisdiction: Can Either the Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction
or an International Criminal Court Accomplish this Goal?,” 2002, Author
The Transnational
Lawyer, 2002 - 2003, Former Chief Managing Editor
The Transnational
Lawyer, 2001 - 2002, Former Staff Writer
PRESENTATIONS
Nonprofit
Resource Center , “How to Properly Hire, Fire, and Discipline Employees,”
2008, Presenter
Sacramento
Area Human Resource Association, “How to Properly Hire, Fire, and Discipline
Employees,” 2008, Presenter
Downey
Brand LLP, “What Will They Think of Next: Changes in Employment Law
for 2008,” 2008, Presenter
Downey Brand LLP,
“A Human Resources Tool Box for Managers and Supervisors,” 2007, Presenter
Sacramento Area
Human Resource Association, “Make Sense of California Leave Laws: Intersection
and Overlap,” 2007, Presenter
Downey Brand LLP,
“Employment Law 2007: What You Need to Know Now,” 2007, Presenter
CHARITABLE
Active 20 - 30 Club of Greater
Sacramento #1032, Past Active Member
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