FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS
Employment Compliance, Without the Overhead.
Most growing organizations do not have employment counsel down the hall. I give you that expertise when you need it: practical guidance on the law, delivered by someone who has worked inside HR and in the courtroom.
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Who I Work With
Small and mid-sized businesses without in-house employment counsel
Nonprofits balancing mission, limited budgets, and compliance obligations
HR teams of one who need a trusted partner for the hard calls
Leadership teams navigating growth, restructuring, or workplace conflict
Services
Compliance Advisory
A focused engagement to find and fix your biggest employment risks. Includes policy and handbook review, practice audits, and a clear action plan.
Fractional Employment Counsel
Ongoing, part-time support for organizations that need an employment law partner without a full-time hire. Limited availability.
Training and Workshops
Practical sessions that help managers prevent problems: preventing retaliation, handling complaints, documentation, and leading through conflict.
Workplace Investigations Advising
Guidance on planning and conducting fair, defensible investigations when concerns arise.
How It Works
Discovery call. We talk through where you are and what you need.
Proposal. You get a clear scope and fee, with no surprises.
Engagement. We do the work, and you leave with tools your team can keep using.
Speaking
Keynotes That Move People to Act.
I bring legal authority and real stories to every stage. Sessions are built for leadership teams, HR and L&D conferences, nonprofit convenings, and bar associations.
Conflict Without Casualties. An attorney-informed framework for handling workplace conflict before it becomes a legal, cultural, or reputational problem. Keynote or workshop.
Retaliation Is the Risk You Don't See Coming. Why retaliation claims grow out of everyday management decisions, and how leaders prevent them. Training.
Coaching Through Conflict: The Tech Lead's Playbook. Frameworks for leaders promoted for their technical skill who now manage people. Workshop.
The First-Gen Playbook. Corporate literacy for early-career and first-generation professionals. Training.
As Heard On
Black Girl Burnout. Opt Into Negotiating Your Life
Black Women S.A.V.E. Black Women. How to Protect Your Career: Workplace Law, Negotiations and Severance for Black Women
After the Cut. How to Avoid a Layoff Lawsuit with Employment Lawyers
Kuikahi Mediation Center. I Know You Are, But What Am I? Managing Conflict Maturely
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