About Emily
Licenses
Licensed in Oregon for 25 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Licensed in Washington for 29 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2010
Donald Simpson Award for Service to the Profession, Clark County Bar Association
2008
Chapter Member of the Year, Washington Women Lawyers
1996
Best Respondents' Brief Award - Judson Faulknor, Moot Court Honor Board
1994
American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts, University of Washington School of Law
1993
Summa Cum Laude, Oregon State University
1990
Waldo-Cummings Outstanding Student Award, Oregon State University
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
2000 - 2001
Attorney, Employment Relations, Hollywood Entertainment
2000 - 2014
Partner/Owner, Dunn & Sheldrick, P.S.
1997 - 1999
Attorney, Sebris Busto James, P.S.
1995 - 1997
Attorney, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC
Associations
2013 - Present
Washington Women Lawyers, Clark County ChapterTreasurer
2010 - Present
Clark County Bar Association, CLE CommitteeMember
2010 - Present
Clark County Bar Association, Bench Bar CommitteeMember
2007 - Present
American Inns of CourtBarrister
2005 - Present
Washington Women Lawyers, St. Helens ChapterMember
2000 - Present
Oregon State Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
Clark County Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
United States District for OregonAdmitted
1997 - Present
United States District for Western District of WashingtonAdmitted
1996 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
2011 - 2012
Washington Women LawyersVP Publicity
2010 - 2013
Washington Women Lawyers, St. Helens ChapterImmediate President
2010 - 2011
Judicial Evaluation Committee, Washington Women Lawyers, St. Helens ChapterPresident
Education
1996
Juris Doctorate, With Honors
1993
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Speaking Engagements
2013
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Being a Plaintiff's Dream Case
2013
Legal Ethics for Everyday Practice
2012
Navigating Government Agencies: EEOC, Wage & Hour, Retaliation Claims
2012
Ethics: Situations We Find Ourselves In
2010
Effective Communications
2010
Employment Law
2008
Work Life Balance Issues
2003
Advising the Small Business
2002
Pretrial Preparation
Publications
2007
2003
2002
1999
1998