AREAS OF EMPHASIS

• Employment Law
  • Disciplinary matters
  • Harassment and discrimination
  • FLSA (Wage and Hour)
  • WLAD, ADA, FMLA, HIPAA, COBRA compliance
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Employee benefits
  • Workplace investigations
  • Planning for reductions in workforce
  • Preparing employment policies, procedures and manuals
  • Conducting seminars for clients on employment issues
• General Corporate and Commercial
  • General Contracts
  • Commercial sales and leases with emphasis in the retail grocery industry
  • State and local excise tax appeals
• Real Estate and Environmental Law
  • Sales and Leases
  • Easements and title disputes
  • Property Development
  • Zoning and land use issues

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• State of Washington
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

EDUCATION

• Eastern Washington State College (now Eastern Washington University), B.A., 1975
• Gonzaga University, J.D. cum laude, 1987

HONORS, PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Active in the Spokane County, Washington State, and American Bar Associations

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS/TRANSACTIONS

• Successfully negotiated and secured settlement and/or dismissal of numerous Human Rights Commission and EEOC claims
• Has served as lead appellate counsel in Handicapped and Age Discrimination claims
• Has served as lead counsel securing favorable determinations in B&O Sales and Use Tax assessment cases