• Negotiated initial and successor contracts for health care and municipal employers
• Represented employers in certification and decertification elections and unfair labor practice and prohibited practices charges
• Represented employers in discrimination, family and medical leave act, and wage and hour cases before the Equal Rights Division and Labor Standards Bureau
• Defended employers against citations issued for alleged OSHA and public safety violations

• Member, Labor Law Section, American Bar Association
• Member, Labor Law Section, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, Society for Human Resource Management

• Speaker, "Employment Law Update." Madison, Wisconsin. Nov. 2011
• Author, "NLRB Finalizes Posting Rule" Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. October 2011.
• Author, "Timekeeping: DOL Has an App for That!" Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. June 2011.
• Author, "Employee Who Ignored Employer's Phone Calls is Denied FMLA Protection." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. April 2011.
• Author, "Employee's Outburst During Union Meeting Protected by NLRA." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. February 2011.
• Author, "NLRB Complaint Alleges Unlawful Termination Based on Employee's Facebook Post." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. December 2010.
• Author, "Two-member NLRB lacked authority to issue rulings." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. August 2010.

Education:
J.D., cum laude, 1996
B.S., Nursing, with distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986

Articles:

• Wisconsin FMLA-Leave Rights Now Extend to Domestic Partners (09/01/2009)
• Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff Law: Wisconsin's WARN Act (05/04/2009)
• Call Time Compensability (02/27/2009)
• February Brings New I-9, Posting Requirements (02/05/2009)
• Workplace Poster Requirements (12/01/2007)
• Updated Age Discrimination Regulations Released (10/01/2007)
• New Reasonableness Standard Applies to Public Notices of Governmental Meetings (07/01/2007)
• Do Employers Need a Crystal Ball? (01/01/2007)