An associate in LCW's Sacramento office, Kristin provides counsel and representation to public sector agencies and educational institutions on a variety of matters including labor, employment, and education law. Kristin also provides guidance to schools and colleges in matters pertaining to student issues.
Kristin has more than a decade of experience working with educational institutions and represents clients in a variety of issues such as student discipline matters, including expulsions, employee discipline, labor disputes, leaves, charter school issues, and disability accommodation. In addition to her work on behalf of LCW's education clients, Kristin also represents public sector agencies in matters including grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, unit modification petitions, FLSA audits, employee discipline, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower complaints, and Brown Act and Public Records Act compliance. Kristin has represented clients before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Labor Commissioner, Arbitrators, and PERB.
Kristin’s practice also includes conducting fact-finding investigations into complaints in the areas of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, bullying, employee misconduct, athletic recruiting violations, and Equal Pay Act claims.
Professional and Community Involvement
Kristin is a member of the California Council of School Attorneys (CCSA), Employment Section of the California State Bar, and Sacramento County Bar Association.