Sherman & Howard L.L.C. is Denver, Colorado’s oldest law firm, founded in 1892.  Headquartered in Denver with ten satellite offices around the country, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients across the country.  Sherman & Howard’s Labor and Employment Law Department attorneys represent management in all matters and disputes involving labor and employment law and advise clients on all phases of the employment relationship.  We represent clients before administrative agencies and in federal and state courts and advise on matters involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, employment agreements, employment-related torts, collective bargaining agreements, benefit plans, noncompetition and trade secrets, and whistleblowing.

I first joined Sherman & Howard as a summer associate in June 2002.  I returned to the firm full time in September 2003 and have spent my career at the firm representing management clients in all facets of the employment relationship.  I advise clients on a daily basis on employee relations and workplace policies, as well as application, hiring, and termination processes.  I have successfully represented clients before administrative agencies and in federal and state court on issues involving race, sex, national origin, pregnancy, age, and disability discrimination and harassment; ADA failure to accommodate; retaliation; wrongful discharge; independent contractor misclassification; Family and Medical Leave Act interference and retaliation.  I also have extensive experience in federal and state wage and hour issues, including collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  I have testified on behalf of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry on employment-related legislation pending in the Colorado General Assembly.  In 2013, I was named Law Week Colorado’s Barrister’s Best in Show:  Best Employment Lawyer, defense.