Member

Representative Matters

• Atwell v. Gabow, 248 F.R.D. 588 (D. Colo. 2008) (denial of certification of plaintiffs' proposed class of all non-white applicants and employees of defendant who experienced discrimination in hiring, discipline, transfer, training, non-promotion, discharge, harassment, etc.)
• Mendelsohn v. Sprint/United Management Co., No. 05-3150 (10th Cir. 2006) (filed amicus curiae brief for Mountain States Employers Council, Inc., opposing decision on admissibility of "me too" evidence in discrimination cases)
• Parra v. Bashas', Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16817 (D. Ariz. March 29, 2006) (class action, national origin discrimination case)
• Richards v. CH2M HILL, Inc., 26 Cal. 4th 798, 29 P.3d 175 (2001) (appellate case under the California Fair Employment & Housing Act)
• Torres v. AT&T Broadband, Inc., 158 F. Supp. 2d 1035 (N.D. Cal. 2001) (ADA, public accommodation case)
• Richards v. CH2M HILL, Inc., 79 Cal. App. 4th 570, 94 Cal. Rptr. 2d 228 (2000) (appellate case under the California Fair Employment & Housing Act)
• Zhuang v. J.D. Edwards & Co., 2001 U.S. App LEXIS 11276 (10th Cir. May 30, 2001) (national origin discrimination case)
• Rogers v. CH2M HILL, Inc., 18 F. Supp. 2d 1328 (N.D. Ala. 1998) (ADA, disability employment discrimination case)
• Ariza v. U S WEST Communications, Inc., 167 F.R.D. 131 (D. Colo. 1996) (Title VII sexual harassment cases)
• McDonald v. Mobil Coal Producing, 820 P.2d 986 (Wyo. 1991) (employee handbook wrongful discharge case)

Professional Activities

• Chair, Colorado Bar Association Labor Law Committee, 1986 - 1987
• Member, Planning Committee for the Multi-State Labor and Employment Law Seminar (presented annually) since 1988
• Adjunct Professor of employment discrimination law at the University of Colorado School of Law, 1989
• Faculty Member, Institute of Applied Management and Law

Education

• Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif, University of Colorado School of Law, 1978
  • Assistant Articles Editor, University of Colorado Law Review
• Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, Boston University, 1975

Honors and Awards

• Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, inducted in 2006
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law, for over 10 years
• Ranked in Chambers USA - Employment Law, 2007
• Ranked 1st in Class, University of Colorado School of Law, 1978