In-house employment law counsel.

• Advise private and public clients on a wide range of national employment issues, with emphasis on Washington law. Topics include fair employment practices, wage-and-hour compliance, protection of trade secrets, background checks and hiring procedures, performance management, independent contractors and staffing agencies, disability accommodations, demand letters, and conducting external investigations into allegations of employee misconduct.• Represent management through all phases of employment litigation in federal and state courts and before numerous administrative agencies, including NLRB, EEOC, PERC, and the WHRC. Obtained unanimous jury verdict in a 25-plaintiff state race/religious discrimination suit and consistently served as first-chair during arbitrations and unfair labor practice hearings.• Regularly draft and revise personnel policies, employee agreements, and extensive experience working on the employment aspects of business transactions, including mergers, asset purchases, and spin-offs.• Facilitate labor and management relations for companies and their hourly workforces, including collective bargaining negotiation, labor/management relations, organizing, and unfair labor practice complaints.• See the attached "Detailed Experiences" document for a more comprehensive list of my relevant experience.

• Drafted Orders, Report and Recommendations, and Bench Memoranda. • Assisted with trial and employment-related settlement conferences.

• Represented clients during individual calendar hearings, drafted 9th Circuit Pre-Hearing Briefs, motions, legal memos, eligibility briefs, waivers, and adjustment of status packets. • Bilingual (Spanish) paralegal specializing in client intake/relations, and submissions to the Seattle Immigration Court, 9th and 3rd Circuit Courts, and the Department of Homeland Security.