AREAS OF EMPHASIS

• Employment Law and litigation
  • Title VII and state anti-discrimination law claims (WLAD claims)
  • Wrongful Termination and Retaliation
  • Wage and Hour Disputes
  • Non-Competition Agreements
  • Trade Secret Claims
• Contract disputes
• Securities litigation (including FNRA arbitration)
• Commercial and Business litigation

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• State of Washington
• State of Oregon
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington

EDUCATION

• Gonzaga University, B.A., Political Science
• University of Oregon, School of Law, J.D.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Spokane County Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• Oregon State Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section

HIGHLIGHTS

• Selected as one of Spokane's Best Lawyers in both Labor and Employment Law and Business Litigation by Spokane Coeur d'Alene Living Magazine (2007 & 2008)
• Editor, Oregon Law Review (2001-2003)
• Orlando J. Hollis Award
• Member of firm's Technology Committee
• Member, Board of Trustees, Olive Crest