Representative Civil Matter
N/AOUTCOME: Former Hospital CEO awarded $350,000 for defamation
Represented former Lake Chelan Hospital CEO in discrimination, breach of contract, and defamation claims.
Seattle, WA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Former Hospital CEO awarded $350,000 for defamation
Represented former Lake Chelan Hospital CEO in discrimination, breach of contract, and defamation claims.
OUTCOME: Obtained payment to Fire Marshall of $255,000 in wrongful termination matter.
Represented former Kittitas County Fire Marshall in wrongful termination/retaliation claims (including age discrimination and FMLA claims).
OUTCOME: Client awarded over $322,000
Represented sales and marketing professional in wrongful termination, breach of contract, wrongful withholding of wages/commissions claims.
OUTCOME: Client awarded $25,000 for single Privacy Act violation, as well as award of attorney's fees and costs.
Represented employee in Privacy Act violation claim against employer for workplace invasion of employee privacy.
OUTCOME: Obtained payment to former CFO of $350,000 in wrongful termination matter
Represented former CFO of Grant County Public Utility District in wrongful termination claims (age discrimination and breach of contract).
OUTCOME: Obtained payment to former Yakima County employee of $150,000 in gender discrimination and retaliation matter
Represented former Project Coordinator in Yakima County Development Services Center/Public Services Division in wrongful termination/retaliation claims (gender discrimination).
OUTCOME: Obtained payment to former fire chief of $125,000.
Represented former Union Gap, WA Fire Chief in wrongful termination/retaliation claims (including age discrimination and breach of contract claims).
OUTCOME: Early and complete dismissal of all claims against company and its national sales manager
Represented national lighting product company and its new National Sales Manager in federal court against competitor (manager's former employer) against claims for trade secret misappropriation, breach ... of contract, tortious interference with contract, trade dress infringement, and unfair competition.
OUTCOME: Dismissal affirmed
Represented Sony Electronics, Inc. in appeal of dismissal of alleged copyright infringement before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
OUTCOME: Dismissal of all charges
Represented health care worker accused by DSHS of neglect of vulnerable adults in his care.