Ms. Roddick focuses her practice on labor and employment, business litigation and transactions, and securities broker-dealer litigation.Ms. Roddick's employment practice involves counseling and litigation in all areas of employment law, including wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and breach of contract. She represents employers in single plaintiff and class action litigation in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. As part of her employment practice, Ms. Roddick also counsels employers on employee-related laws and issues, including employee handbooks, employee grievances, disability accommodations and leaves of absence, and assists clients in drafting and auditing employment agreements and employee policies.Ms. Roddick has experience in various areas of business litigation, including contract disputes, class actions, insurance, real estate, unfair competition, and consumer law in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. She has also defended brokerage firms, brokers, and financial advisors in securities industry litigation and arbitration. She has also defended businesses through trial and on appeal.Sample Representative Matters:Defended major financial institutions in various employment and investor-related disputes.Defended several restaurants in wage and hour, wrongful termination and sexual harassment matters.Defended landscape company in wage and hour matter.Defended consulting firm in wrongful termination matter.Represented clients in complex consumer and wage and hour class actions.Defended electric vehicle company in business dispute.Defended produce company in business dispute.Prepared employment agreements and policies for various industries.Provided corporate, employment and human resources counseling to various domestic and international clients.