Erin Denniston’s practice is concentrated in employment litigation and counseling. She provides clients with ongoing counseling on a wide range of personnel matters including hiring and termination decisions, employment agreements, policy drafting, wage and hour issues, and employee medical leave. Erin represents employers in state and federal courts and arbitration, as well as before administrative agencies, in disputes regarding wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, unfair competition, trade secrets, reasonable accommodation of disabilities, retaliation, wage and hour (individual and class actions), and other types of employment matters.
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006)
- Order of the Coif
- Harvard University (B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 2002)
- Academic All-Ivy (2001)
- Academic All-District Second Team (2001)
- All-Ivy Second Team (1999-2001)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of California
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of California
- Orange County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Representative Presentations & Publications
- The Ten Commandments of Religious Discrimination, Speaker, Employment Tool Kit Seminar, Snell & Wilmer, Costa Mesa, CA (October 2011)
- Where Are My Employees Headed With My Trade Secrets?, Speaker, Employment Tool Kit Seminar, Snell & Wilmer, Costa Mesa, CA (October 2011)
- The Ten Commandments of Religious Discrimination, Co-Author, Orange County Business Journal (August 22-28, 2011)
- Take Control of Your Computers: Top 5 Considerations in the New Media Era, Speaker, Employment Toolkit Seminar, Snell & Wilmer, Costa Mesa, CA (October 2010)
Community Involvement
- Women Helping Women/Men to Work (WHW), Board of Directors
Other Professional Experience
- Legal Services for Children, Intern (Fall 2004)
- Adams, Esq., Law Clerk, Oakland, CA (Summer 2004)
- Public Defender's Office, Juvenile Division, Intern, San Francisco, CA (Summer 2004)
