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| Education | Tulane University, J.D., 1991, University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1987; Cambridge University | | | 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 Millenium," 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," 2003-2009. Named: One of Top Ten Employment/Labor Lawyers, Washington CEO Magazine, Washington, June 2008; Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, Washington, 2007, 2008. 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. | | | Reported Cases | Sharma v. City of Vancouver (U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, Cause No: C06-5688 BHS); Zhang v. American Gem Seafoods, 339 F.3d 1020 (9th Cir. 2003); LeBourgeois v. Rebecca-Irene Fisheries LLC, 132 Fed. Appx. 157, 2005 LEXIS 9245. | | | ISLN | 901479882 | |
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