| Admitted | 1992, Washington; 2006, Oregon; 2008, Alaska; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court |
| Biography | University of California at Los Angeles: Chancellor's Marshall; Dean's List; Debate Team. Tulane University: Finalist, Tulane Moot Court, 1988 and 1989. Tulane Honor Board. Editor-in-Chief, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 1990-1991. Co-Author: "Unveiled: Corporate Officer, Parent and Successor Liability Under CERCLA", 4 Tul. Env. L.J., 1990; "Class Actions: Justice in Action," Trial News, April, 2005. Lecturer: "Substance & Subtlety: New Law and Effective Tactics for Plaintiff's Employment Lawyers," 2000; "Plaintiff's Employment Litigation for the New Millennium," 2001; "Damages in Employment Cases," CLE for Eagle Members of Washington State Trial Lawyers, 2002. U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Nominations Task Force Staff, 1988. Washington Law & Politics Magazine, "Rising Star" attorney, 2000-2002 and "Super Lawyer," 2003-2011. Named: One of Top Attorneys in Employment and Labor, Super Lawyers Magazine, National Corporate Counsel Edition, 2009-2010; Top Lawyers, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2010; Top Ten Employment/Labor Lawyers, Washington CEO Magazine, Washington, June 2008; Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, Washington, 2007-2009. Featured attorney in King County Bar Association's September 2009 Bar Bulletin. Recent publications include "Ashcroft v. Iqbal's Limited Application to Employment Discrimination Cases," American Association for Justice (AAJ) Employment Rights Quarterly, 2009; "The power of punitive damages in employment discrimination and retaliation cases," Trial News, Washington State Association for Justice, 2009; "Remedies for Employment Discrimination," Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Employment Deskbook, 2009; Speaking engagements include "Avoiding Dismissal After Iqbal," Washington Employment Lawyers Association, 2010; "National Origin Discrimination," National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, 2007; "Strategies for Prosecuting Disability Cases Under State and Federal Law," Washington State Trial Lawyers Employment Law Seminar, 2003; "Proving Punitive Damages," Damages: Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Eagle Only Seminar, 2002. |