As a member of the labor and employment team, Larissa guides clients through personnel decisions, administrative charges and state and federal litigation. She prioritizes proactively working with clients to help ensure legal and regulatory compliance and, when possible, avoid litigation. When litigation or administrative challenges do arise, Larissa works with the client to develop a strategy based on business priorities and legal opportunities, working with the Husch Blackwell team to efficiently implement that strategy.
Larissa monitors labor and employment laws and regulations closely in order to keep clients apprised of changing obligations. Her experience in government compliance, commercial litigation and bankruptcy matters strengthen her ability to identify potential challenges and opportunities for clients amid legal issues implicated by other business realities.
Larissa’s experience includes:
- Drafted personnel handbooks for employers of various sizes, including a national corporation and local non-profits.
- Guided clients through responses to discrimination charges before the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Assisted legal team in defending employer from Fair Labor Standards Act collective action suit.
- Advised client on obtaining religious exemption to certain federal employment regulations.
Larissa is proud to work at a firm that prioritizes improving access to justice through its pro bono work and legal clinic for survivors of human trafficking. Larissa enjoys playing with her son, hiking, trying new foods, and listening to U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association