Christie aims to keep clients out of court, whether by drafting protective employment policies and agreements, counseling clients on employment issues, or achieving early dismissals and resolutions of lawsuits.
Christie helps employers navigate the fluid and tricky waters of labor and employment law by advising them on day-to-day compliance and human resources issues, providing trainings to employees and management, and drafting employment policies, handbooks and agreements. Through this preventative counseling, Christie helps clients avoid litigation in the first place. Additionally, she conducts internal investigations for organizations whose employees have submitted internal complaints.
If litigation cannot be avoided, Christie is well-skilled in defending employers and is a zealous, polished advocate. She prioritizes ensuring that clients understand their legal options, customizing the litigation strategy according to a case’s merits and a client’s risk tolerance, and maintaining transparency and communication with clients. Christie has experience representing employers in mediation and arbitration and in state and federal court and handles a variety of labor and employment matters, including those concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour violations.
Understanding that litigation is an undesirable drain on an employer’s attention and resources, Christie always looks for opportunities for early dismissal, pre-trial judgment and, where desired and in a client’s interests, settlement.