Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Amicus Award, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

N/A

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

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Work Experience

1999 - Present

Member, Williams Kastner

1900 - Present

Shareholder, Sebris Busto James

1993 - 1998

Associate, Williams Kastner

1990 - 1993

Member, Fulbright & Jaworski

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Associations

2008 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Bar Examiners Committee Appointment

American Bar Association, Construction Section

Member

Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Member

Dutch-American Chamber of Commerce

Member

Washington State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Member

Washington State Bar Association, International Practice Section

Member

Washington State Bar Association

Member

King County Bar Association, International Law Section

Member

American Bar Association, Litigation Section, International Litigation Subcommittee

Member

American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Labor & Employment Subcommittee

Member

American Bar Association, Litigation Section

Member

American Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, Litigation and Trial Advocacy Subcommittee

Member

American Bar Association, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee

Member

British American Chamber of Commerce

Member

French American Chamber of Commerce

Member

Texas Bar Association

Member

Washington State Bar Association, Litigation Section

Member

King County Bar Association, Special Topics Committe for the Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Seminar

Chair

King County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Member

King County Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Member

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Education

1990

University of San Diego School of Law

Juris Doctor, cum laude, Highest Grade Honors

1988

Paris International Insitute of Law, Paris, France

1987

University of Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France

1986

Washington State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1985

University of Avignon, Avignon, France

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Speaking Engagements

2008

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Half-day Seminar

Privacy at 'Jeopardy' in the Workplace

2008

Williams Kastner's Breakfast Seminar

Employee Termination: Know How to Fold When it's Time to Fold

2008

HR Roundtable

"Immigration Tips and Traps: New Regulations and Compliance in Employment Law"

2008

FMLA Abuses Webinar

"Family Leave: Stop FMLA Abuses and Still Treat Your Employees Fairly"

2008

Family and Medical Leave Act in Washington

"Plugging the Dam: Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave"

2008

American General Contractors

Business Immigration: Avoid ICE-y Situations

2008

11th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference

"Millitary Leave and the Workplace"

2007

Williams Kastner's Breakfast Seminar

Nuts & Bolts of Employment Contracts

2007

Williams Kastner's Breakfast Seminar

Business Immigration: Tips and Traps

2007

The Seminar Group

Washington Disability Law

2007

Sterling Education Services

Avoiding Liability in Hiring and Terminating Foreign Nationals

2007

National Business Institute Seminar

The Art of Cross Examination

2007

Lorman Seminar Group

FMLA Intermittent Leave

2007

Lorman Seminar Group

Employee Discharge and Documentation

2006

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Half-day Update

Focusing of FMLA and its Impact on You

2006

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Fall Update Seminar

Family and Medical Leave Act

2006

The Seminar Group - Continuing Legal Education

Privacy in the Workplace

2006

The Seminar Group

Integration of ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation

2006

The Seminar Group

Disability Discrimination Under the Washington Law Against Discrimination

2006

The Seminar Group

Telecommuting or the Virtual Workplace

2006

The Council on Education in Management

Deciphering Who is a Covered Employer and Employee Under the FMLA Requirements

2006

The Council on Education in Management

How Proposed Administrative and Legislative FMLA Charges Will Affect Your Organization

2006

Sterling Education Service: Employment Law Update

Revised FLSA Regulation Compliance

2006

Lorman Education Services

Advanced FMLA in Washington - Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave

2006

Council on Education

Nuts & Bolts of ADA/FMLA Workers' Compensation Regulations

2005

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Fall Update Seminar

What's New in Employment Law

2005

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar

Harassment Investigations - How to Respond, Evaluate, Investigate, Resolve and Move On

2005

The Seminar Group-Continuing Legal Education: 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference

Right of Privacy in the Workplace: Computer and Telephone Monitoring of Employee Communications; Personnel Informatioin and Medical Records; Legal Exposure for Voilating Employees' Privacy; Protection from Claims

2005

Council on Education in Management: Washington Personnel Law Update 2005

Implementing Performance Evaluations That Are a Win-Win for Employers and Employees: Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Drawbacks

2004

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Fall Update

What's New and Exciting on the Employment Law Radar

2004

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar

Effective Harassment Investigation

2004

Washington Health Care Association Annual Meeting

New Amendments to Fair Labor Standards Act

2004

Sterling Education Seminar on Wage and Hour

Confidentiality and Trade Secrets

2004

Sterling Education Seminar on Wage and Hour

Privacy and Employee Rights in the Employment Context

2004

Association of Washington Cities Annual Conference

Workplace Investigations

2004

APRO Annual Seminar

RTO Wage and Hour Issues

2003

Williams Kastners Annual Labor & Employment Seminar

What? I'm Responsible for my Own Actions?

2003

Williams Kastner's Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar

New White Collar Exemptions and Proposed Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act

2003

Sterling Educational Services Seminar

Wage & Hour Basics for HR Professionals

2003

Quarterly Meeteing of the British American Chamber of Commerce

American and British Employment Law: Convergence & Divergence

2003

Labor Ready, Inc. Seminar

Wage and Hour Basics

2003

HCFA Annual Conference

Fundamentals of Wage & Hour Law

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Publications

2005

King County Bar Association Employment Affirmative Defenses

2005

Progressive Rentals Profile Testing of Prospective Employees - What are your Rights and When is it Wrong?

2005

Puget Sound Business Journal Employees Harassing Other Employees

2004

Puget Sound Business Journal Paying Employees During Rest Periods

2004

Puget Sound Business Journal Ask A Legal Expert: Must Employers Pay Employees During Lunch and Rest Periods?

2004

ABA Labor and Employment Law newsletter Report on the Subcommittee on Legislative Developments

2004

Defense Research Institute Employment Law E-Desk Reference Federal Whistleblower and Retaliation Laws

2003

Puget Sound Business Journal Ask A Legal Expert: Must You Write Up or Document an Employee's Poor Performance Before You Terminate Them?

N/A

Puget Sound Business Journal Snow Days

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Languages

French

Italian

Portuguese

Spanish

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