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Peterson, Hollis R.

Jones Day
12265 El Camino Real Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130-4096
Phone: 1.858.314.1189 (Business Phone)
Fax: 1.858.314.1150 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Associate
Lawyer Overview
Hollis's practice focuses on labor and employment litigation. She has represented employers in a broad range of litigation matters, including lawsuits involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the California Family Rights Act, the Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Her cases have included claims of wage and hour violations, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, failure to accommodate, hostile work environment, fraud, and wage suppression. Hollis has defended employers in grievance and arbitration matters, single plaintiff cases, class action litigation, union organizing campaigns, and before the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board.
Prior to practicing law, Hollis worked as a counselor for the Department of Defense at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. She is licensed as a national certified counselor (NCC). While in North Carolina, Hollis served as a volunteer guardian ad litem in the 4th Judicial District. Her pro bono activities include service as a court appointed special advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children and acting as a supervisory attorney for the George Mason University School of Law Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers, which provides free legal representation to enlisted members of the United States armed services.
Hollis is author of "In Search of the Best Interests of the Child: The Efficacy of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Model of Guardian Ad Litem Representation," 13 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 1083 (2006).
Areas of Practice
- Labor & Employment
- Class Action Employment Litigation
- Collective Bargaining, Contract Enforcement & Union Organizing
- Federal and State Wage-Hour Counseling & Litigation
- Labor & Employment Health Care Law
- NLRB Proceedings & Appeals
- Reductions in Force & Managing Change
- Single & Multiple Plaintiff Employment Litigation
Representative Cases
- Clarke v. Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp., No. 2:06-cv-2377 (W.D. Tenn.)
- Fleischman v. Albany Medical Center, No. 06-CV-0765 (TJM/DRH) (N.D. N.Y.) and Cason-Merenda v. Detroit Medical Center, No. 06-CV-15601 (E.D. Mich.)
- Advocates of Abused and Neglected Children within the Jurisdicion of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
- Labor Arbitrations Involving the IBEW and CWA
- Members of the Armed Forces on a Wide Variety of Legal Matters
West Practice Categories
Collective Bargaining, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
- Ohio
Education
- George Mason University
Articles
Published Works
- Toxic Trespass: Lead Us Not Into Litigation, Practice Perspectives: Product Liability & Tort Litigation, 2009
- Toxic Trespass Claims: Beyond the Lab Results, Toxics Law Reporter, 2009
- In Search of the Best Interests of the Child: The Efficacy of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Model of Guardian Ad Litem Representation, reprinted with permission 13 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 1083, 2006
Office Information
Address
12265 El Camino Real Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130-4096
Phones
1.858.314.1189 (Business Phone)
Faxes
1.858.314.1150 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)