Mediator Resume

Represented both employers and employees in all types of employment matters, ranging from FEHA discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims to wage and hour, whistleblower, and breach of contract claims. Worked at boutique law firms and international firms, representing a wide range of clients in various industries, including, but not limited to, aerospace, manufacturing, food and beverage, entertainment, retail, and tech.

Goodwin Mediation - Mediator, Arbitrator

Mediator, Arbitrator, Attorney

Mediator/Arbitrator, Goodwin Mediation, 2024-Present; Partner/Mediator, Sauer & Wagner, LLP, 2019-2024; Associate, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, 2018-2019; Associate, Reed Smith LLP, 2017-2018; Associate, Littler Mendelson, P.C., 2015-2017; Associate, Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue, LLP, 2014-2015; Associate, Bononi Law Group, LLP, 2012-2014; Associate, Law Offices of Andrew C. Bell, 2011-2012; Post-bar Law Clerk, Hon. Laurel Beeler, 2011.

Represented both employers and employees in all aspects of employment law. Has litigated all types of employment matters, including, but not limited to, single-and multi-plaintiff FEHA harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims, single-plaintiff, class actions, and PAGA representative actions under the California Labor Code, breach of contract, founder disputes, and whistleblower claims in arbitration, state, and federal court. Clients came from a wide variety of industries, including, but not limited to, aerospace, manufacturing, food and beverage, entertainment, retail, and tech. Employee clients have ranged from minimum wage workers to executives. Employer clients have ranged from small, family-owned businesses and start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Handled investigations by the CRD (formerly DFEH), EEOC, DLSE, EDD, and other government agencies, including attending settlement conferences, claim and conferences, and hearings. Advised employers on all aspects of employment law, including, but not limited to, internal harassment and discrimination complaints by employees, hiring and onboarding, terminations and layoffs, drafting policies and procedures, non-compete issues, and various wage and hour issues. Provided harassment and substance abuse training, and helped ensure compliance with California and Federal employment laws.

Can conduct arbitration conferences and hearings on many platforms, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. Proficient in Word, Power Point, Excel, Dropbox, Acrobat, and Google Drive.

UCLA School of Law (JD - 2011); UC San Diego (BA, summa cum laude-2008). Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University (Certificate, Mediating the Litigated Case-2020).

Admitted to the Bar: California (2011); US District Court: Central, Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of California.

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Employment Law Section; Beverly Hills Bar Association, Employment Law Section, Executive Committee Member; Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; UCLA Women’s LEAD; California Lawyers Association, Labor and Employment Law Section.

Speaking Engagements: Speaker, “Employment Law: Hot Topics, Fundamentals & Beyond,” Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, February 27, 2020. Publications: “California Employers Could Face Stronger WARN Obligations,” May 4, 2023; “Federal Ban on Nondisclosures For Sex-Based Claim Could Be Just A First Step,” Daily Journal, October 27, 2022; “Wage Statement Audits Could Be Well Worth The Price,” Daily Journal, July 6, 2022; “Caregiving Could Be The Next Protected Class,” The Recorder, April 19, 2022; “COVID Workplace Rules Can Be Confusing: A Guide for Employers,” Daily Journal, February 11, 2022; “Settling Can Be Good,” Daily Journal, December 14, 2021; “Will Women Attorneys Join the ‘Great Resignation’?,” Daily Journal, August 23, 2021; “California WARN Act Litigation May Increase Due to COVID-19 Pandemic,” Daily Journal, July 14, 2021; “How COVID-19 Shifted the Employment Discrimination Terrain,” Law360, March 11, 2021; “COVID-19 Rewrites the Employment Discrimination Playbook,” Daily Journal, January 25, 2021; “Return to Work Is A Double-Edge Sword,” The Recorder, October 13, 2020; “Job (In)Security: How to Manage Economic Uncertainty,” Glassdoor, March 18, 2020; “Can My Employer Share My Personal Info?,” Glassdoor, February 21, 2020; Co-author, “DC Employers of Tipped Workers Must Prepare To Comply With New Wage and Hour Requirements,” Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives, May 9, 2019; Co-author, “California Legislators Take Another Stab At Preventing Employment Arbitration Agreements,” Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives, April 3, 2019; Co-author, “California Court Holds Commute Between Home and Client Site is Not Compensable Time Under Voluntary Company Vehicle Take-Home Program,” Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives, December 13, 2018; Co-author, “California’s AB 2770 Protects Employers and Victims of Sexual Harassment from Defamation Claims,” Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives, November 1, 2018; Co-author, “An Overview of Ban the Box Laws in California,” California Minority Counsel Program, April 12, 2017.

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: $18,000.00 Study Rate: $1,800.00/hr Cancellation: $18,000.00/Day Cancellation Period: 45 Days Comment: No charge for travel in Los Angeles/Orange County. Otherwise, travel expenses (including food and lodging) billed at cost.

English

United States of America

Pasadena, California