Member

Representative Matters

• Treat v. [Employer], 2008 WL 501442 (D. Colo. 2008 )(granting summary judgment in favor of employer in case alleging disability discrimination and retaliation, and FMLA interference and retaliation, and taxing costs of over $17,000 against employee-plaintiff).
• Ramsey et al. v. [Employer], No. 2002 CV 3061, Adams County District Court, Colorado (awarding employer over $200,000 in attorneys fees and costs against group of employees who sued claiming unpaid wages), aff'd, No. 06 CA 0150 (Colo. App. April 26, 2007) (and remanding for award of appellate attorneys fees), cert. denied, No. 07 SC 541 (Colorado October 9, 2007).
• Ramsey v. [Employer], No. 2004 CV 2756, Adams County District Court, Colorado (dismissing, on the basis of res judicata, wrongful discharge claim filed by former employee who had also filed multi-plaintiff wage claim action against employer), aff'd, No. 05 CA 2524 (Colo. App. March 8, 2007)(and awarding appellate costs), cert. denied, No. 07 SC 312 (Colorado July 16, 2007).
• Kennedy v. [Employer], 148 P.3d 385 (Colo. App. 2006) (affirming award to employer of approximately $240,000 in attorney fees and costs against employee-plaintiff and her attorney as a result of the dismissal of a wrongful discharge case found to be preempted by federal labor law).
• Kennedy v. [Supervisor], 273 F.3d 1293 (10^th Cir. 2001)(stating supervisor had made a "very strong" case for preemption by federal labor law of state law wrongful discharge claims and was free to refile motion to dismiss in state court).
• Coleman v. [Employer], No. 04-CV-00683 (D. Colo. 2005)(granting summary judgment in favor of employer in case alleging discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation under ADEA and Title VII, as well as state law claims against individual).
• Jarvis v. [Employer], 985 F.2d 1419 (10^th Cir. 1993) (affirming summary judgment in "hybrid 301" Labor Management Relations Act dispute).

Professional Activities

• Management-side co-chair of the Labor and Employment section of the Colorado Bar Association, 2006 - present
• Member, Legal Advisory Board, Colorado Civil Justice League, 2007 - present
• President of the Board, Community Housing Services, Inc. (non-profit agency), 2005 - present
• Adjunct Faculty, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2008
• Guest Lecturer, University of Colorado School of Law, various years

Publications and Presentations

• Editor, HR Specialist Colorado Employment Law, 2008
• Contributing Author, The Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Employment Law, 2001-present
• Contributing Author, Senior Law Handbook (chapter on employment laws), various years

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1989
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia, 1986