Member

Representative Matters

• Represents employers in mass employment and wage/hour class and collective action litigation; employment discrimination and wrongful termination litigation; trade secret, unfair competition, restrictive covenant and employee loyalty litigation.
• Obtained countless awards of summary judgment on behalf of employers in employment and wrongful discharge cases in several state and federal courts.
• Counsels clients on prevention strategies, executive employment contracts, downsizing, qui tam and government contractor obligations, personnel policies and disciplinary issues.
• Argued multiple cases to the Arizona Supreme Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals, as well as the federal appellate system.
• Appeals have covered workers' compensation, immigration, civil rights, free speech/free exercise, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, commercial real estate contracts, international arbitration of antitrust disputes, employee benefits, and safety and health.

Professional Activities

• Admitted Arizona, 1988; Texas, 2006
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh, Fifth, Ninth and Seventh Circuits and the Supreme Court of the United States
• Member, Board of Directors, Actors Theatre of Phoenix
• Board Member Ex Officio, Arizona Manufacturers Council
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Charter Member, Management Labor & Employment Roundtable
• Member, American Employment Law Council
• Member, Maricopa County, Arizona and Federal Bar Associations
• Member, Arizona Celtic Bar Association
• Member, Society for Human Resource Management
• Member, Valley of the Sun Human Resources Association
• Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2008-2009

Publications and Presentations

• Editorial Board, Arizona Employment Law Handbook
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Employment Law 360
• "Disproportionate Incongruity: State Sovereign Immunity and The Future of Federal Employment Discrimination Laws," Michigan State University Law Review
•  "It Takes Three to Tango: The Intentional Interference With Contract Tort and Supervisory Liability in the Employment Setting Under Arizona Law," Arizona State Law Journal
•  "An Overview of Massachusetts Law of Wrongful Termination of Employment," Massachusetts Law Review
• "HIV and Disability Discrimination in the United States," International Legal Strategies (Japan)
•  Speaker, "FMLA Roundtable," Labor & Employment Advanced Program, April 2011
• Speaker, "Understanding Discrimination Class Actions," Labor & Employment Advanced Program, April 2011
• Speaker, "Dukes v. Wal-Mart Supreme Court Oral Argument Post Mortem," Management Labor & Employment Roundtable, April 2011
• Speaker, "Mid Term Madness: Making Sense of the Last Election and Impact on Arizona," Arizona SHRM State Employment Law and Legislative Conference, March 2011
• Panelist, "Employment Law Update," Arizona SHRM State Council Annual Conference, September 2010
• Speaker, "A Global Barn Door: Protecting Trade Secrets and Key Customer Relations in a Global Employment Environment," National SHRM Annual Conference, June 2010
• Speaker, "The New Wage and Hour--Why Plaintiffs Don't Care About FLSA Any More," National SHRM Conference, June 2008

Education

• Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 1988
  • Order of the Coif
• Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Political Science and Film/Radio/Television, Loyola Marymount University, 1985

Honors and Awards

• Ranked in Chambers USA for Labor and Employment Law, 2005-present
• Arizona Labor Lawyer of the Year - CorporateINTL 2013
• Best Lawyers' 2012 Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year, Phoenix, AZ
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2007-present
• Selected, Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2011
• Selected, "Best of the Bar Award" for Labor and Employment Law,  2003, 2004 and 2005
• Recognized, Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007-present