employment rights litigation; focusing since 2008 upon US
Immigration compliance matters for individuals and business.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Dewey v. Seattle School District No. 1 (King County No.
93-2-18677-9) -- $343,000 judgment entered upon six-day
discrimination trial. No appeal.
Bohon v. Arco (King County No. 86-2-18134-2) -- Trial
testimony prompted Court of Appeals to instruct the trial judge
to enter judgment determining the defendant committed
disability discrimination. (On retrial of damage amount,
the claim settled, amount under seal).
Hahn v. Yale (Court of Appeals Docket No. 37839-2-I) --
Court of Appeals reversed in part with instructions to enter
Rule 68 judgement for the plaintiff and for the defendant to
pay plaintiff's legal fees.
In Re: Extraordinary Removal at the Northern Border
A cross border L-1 business owner was extraordinarily
removed from the US at the northern border for 5 years
without a hearing based upon an error interpreting the
client's visa authority. Based upon an appeal to the US
Attorney General, the client's L-1 business authorization
was renewed and the Extraordinary Removal action was
cancelled and forever removed from his US CIS records.
Mediator, United States District Court, Western District of
Washington
Mediator, Mercer Island Neighborhood Mediation Program
Arbitrator, King County Superior Court
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Bar Admissions:
Washington State Supreme Court and all Washington courts
Alaska Supreme Court
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Memberships:
W.E.L.A. Washington Employment Lawyers Association
A.I.L.A. American Immigration Lawyers Association
Washington State Association for Justice
EDUCATION:
J.D., Lewis and Clark, Northwestern School of Law, 1982
B.A., University of Rochester (NY), 1978
LIMITATION ON USE It would be unwise to believe that
your case will have the results described above simply
because they have been achieved in other cases. Each
case is different, the product of different facts and
circumstances. No person can predict the outcome of your
case based upon a past experience. Representative
experiences are reported above solely to illustrate the
breadth of an extent of the lawyer's experience.
There is no substitute for an individualized assessment by
a trained employment lawyer. Please call me with your
concerns about Employee Rights and Repsonsibilities.
