Practice Areas
Employment Law, Litigation
Legal Experience
Jeannette focuses on employment law, employment litigation and related business matters. She prepares employment contracts, employee
handbooks, non-competition and confidentiality agreements for employers as well as other employment policies and procedures. She
also investigates employee complaints of sexual or other harassment on behalf of the employer or as an independent third party and
counsels employers on human resources and labor relations issues. In addition, she represents employers in litigation
involving harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, employment contracts, and wage and hour issues. Jeannette also advises employers
and employees on non-competition covenants and related litigation, and negotiates the terms of employment agreements and departure agreements
on behalf of both employers and employees.
Jeannette has tried cases to juries in both federal and state courts. This trial experience makes her a highly effective counselor
when advising employers about employment issues that could lead to litigation.
Jeannette was named a Rising Star five years in a row, most recently in 2008 by Washington Law & Politics Magazine, a designation reserved for 2.5 percent of all licensed attorneys in Washington State.
Representative Matters
- Regularly advises employers on human resources issues and prepares written policies and employee handbooks for employers
- Counsels employers to reduce the risk of employee claims of wrongful termination or discrimination
- Represents employers in EEOC, State Human Rights Commission and Department of Labor and Industries Investigations
- Regularly represents employers seeking to enforce non-compete agreements with former employees
- Works with employers to ensure their compliance with wage and hour laws and proper classification of employees as
exempt or nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Personal
Jeannette and her husband, who works in pharmaceutical sales, live in Sammamish. They have two very active boys, ages one and three.
Education
University of Washington School of Law, J.D.
University of Washington, B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Memberships and Recognition
Washington State Bar Association, Labor and Employment
Law section member
King County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law
section member
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Labor and Employment
Law section member
Rising Star® 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
Presentations
Co-presenter at the Washington State Bar Association's 15th Annual Employment Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar on the topic of enforceability of non-competition and other restrictive covenants, April 2008.
Publications
Co-author "Defending Managed Earnings Cases by Understanding Revenue Recognition," IADC Defense Counsel Journal, July 2004
Co-author "A Few Things Civil Trial Lawyers Need to Know about the Fifth Amendment," Defense News, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Jul/Aug/Sep 2003
Co-author "Survey Evidence of Likelihood of Confusion in Trademark Cases: How Much Confusion Is Enough?" IADC Intellectual Property Newsletter, April 2002
Community Service
Peter M. Putnam Foundation, Member, Board of Directors
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