EXPERIENCE
Elizabeth’s practice focuses on employment law, with a particular focus on employment related investigations and compliance training for large and small companies and government entities. As an employment litigator, Elizabeth has provided compliance advice and full service litigation support to business clients since 1992. Her practice has spanned the gamut of advice and counseling to avoid legal issues, as well as help in drafting and negotiating employment related agreements. She has extensive experience in assisting clients who are facing EEOC charges or other proceedings in the employment context, and has appeared on behalf of clients in administrative, state and federal proceedings on these issues.
As a neutral workplace investigator, Elizabeth has conducted many hundreds of investigations in Colorado and around the nation since 1994. Elizabeth has investigated complaints involving public corruption, company-wide race discrimination, sexual harassment, rape, assault, ethics violations, ethnic origin discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation and employee misconduct. Elizabeth has provided investigations for Federal and local governments, Fortune 100 and 500 companies, small family-run businesses, professional partnerships and every sized organization in between. Elizabeth is a recognized expert in employee investigations, has trained human resource professionals in conducting investigations, and has spoken and written on this subject for a variety of audiences. More information is available at her company’s website: www.inhouseinvestigations.com.
In her HR consulting role, Elizabeth has been providing executive level support resources to clients since 1994. As a compliance trainer, Elizabeth has provided HR audits and training to managers and staff of numerous companies in a wide variety of subject areas. Her expertise includes harassment training for managers, lawful hiring and firing, wage and hour issues, performance management, investigating internal complaints and performance management for human resource professionals and in-house counsel.
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Admitted in Colorado & Massachusetts
Admitted in Colorado & Massachusetts
Admitted to Supreme Court of Colorado
Admitted to Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Admitted to United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Admitted to United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Admitted to United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
PUBLICATIONS & SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
Speaker, They Said What?!? Managing Social Media Risks in Education Abroad, NAFSA 2011 Annual Conference & Expo, Vancouver B.C., June 2011.
Speaker, All A-Twitter About Social Networking, American Arbitration Association Webinar and Presentation at Annual AAA Conference in Orlando FL, February and November 2010.
Speaker, Social Media Policies in the Workplace, Colorado Bar Association 2010 Employment Law Conference, May 2010.
Co-Author with Steven M. Gutierrez, COLORADO METHODS OF PRACTICE: 2009 – 2012 Editions Chapter 19 “Colorado Employment Law” (West 2004)
Speaker, Current Issues in Independent Investigations, Annual Employment Law Conference, Colorado Bar Association, February, 2007
Speaker, Drafting Compensation and Other Employment Agreements, the Business Document Drafting Series, Colorado Bar Association, November 2008 and May 2006
Speaker, Signing on the Dotted Line: What Every Employer Should Know About Hiring Independent Contractors, Colorado Bar Association (March, 2007)
Speaker, Emerging Legal Issues in Employee Blogging, Hot Topics In Employment Litigation, Colorado Bar Association, June 2006
Author, Navigating the Blogosphere In The Workplace, The Computer and Internet Lawyer, April, 2007, reprinted with permission from The Colorado Lawyer Vol. 35, May 2006
Speaker, Blogging in The Workplace, Association of Corporate Counsel Presentation, March, 2006.
Author, Employment Investigations: Why Are They Necessary And When Are They Required? Denver Business Journal (January 6, 2006)
Speaker, Investigating a Claim, The ABCs of Employment Law Practice and Procedure, Colorado Bar Association (April 2005)
EDUCATION
J.D., magna cum laude, Boston University School of Law
B.A., cum laude, English, The Colorado College