Areas of Practice

With nearly three decades of legal experience, Sandra provides practical, results-driven representation for both businesses and individuals throughout Arizona. Drawing on her extensive background in labor and employment law, business litigation, and dispute resolution, Sandra offers strategic guidance tailored to each client's unique situation. Her experience representing both employers and employees provides valuable insight into complex legal matters, allowing her to help clients minimize risk, resolve conflicts efficiently, and protect their interests at every stage of the legal process.

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Employment Law

Race, sex, disability, age, national origin, and religious discrimination and harassment
Retaliation
Arizona's Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act (minimum wage and earned paid sick leave)
Family and Medical Leave
Restrictive covenants (non-competes, non-solicitation agreements, confidentiality agreements)
Employee terminations and separation agreements
Wrongful termination
Wage disputes
Employee handbooks and policies
Employment contracts

Business Advice

Contracts
Employment advice
Business disputes
Business litigation

Litigation

Employment discrimination
Wage and hour
Contracts
Earned paid sick time
Business disputes

For Employers

Representation in federal and state court on employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims; employment contracts; wage and hour disputes; independent contractor/employee determinations; Arizona's sick leave laws; and enforcement/defense of restrictive covenants
Representation before state and federal agencies, such as the EEOC, ACRD, Industrial Commission, Arizona Labor Department, U.S. Department of Labor, and National Labor Relations Board

Preventative advice, training, and counseling designed to reduce employment claims and disputes
Investigations into allegations of workplace misconduct
Employee discipline and terminations
Drafting of employee handbooks, employment contracts, and restrictive covenants

For Employees

Separation agreements
Race, sex, disability, age, national origin, military, pregnancy discrimination
Retaliation
Reasonable accommodations and medical leave requests
Arizona's paid sick time laws

Wage and hour disputes
Unfair or illegal discipline for being a whistleblower or making complaints to employer
Restrictive covenants
Employment agreements