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Ms. Byrnes joined the firm in 2006 and concentrates her practice on governmental liability, employment law and Indian law. She has extensive experience in representing employers in a variety of cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination, wage and disability claims. She also has handled a variety of employment matters for both municipalities and school clients. Ms. Byrnes specializes in Indian law and has represented clients ranging from tribal council members to grant schools in federal, state and tribal forums. She has assisted tribes in lobbying efforts, has worked with them to revise their tribal codes, and is currently assisting a client in negotiating a contract to provide mental health services to one Arizona Indian community. Ms. Byrnes is admitted in not only Arizona and Oklahoma, but also the Navajo, Hopi, Gila River Indian Community, Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O'odham, Quechan, and White Mountain Apache tribal courts.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Education and School Law
Employment Law
Governmental Liability
EDUCATION
University of Arizona College of Law
J.D., 1999
BAR ADMISSIONS
Oklahoma, 2000
U.S. District Court, District of Oklahoma, 2000
Arizona, 2001
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2001
Navajo, Hopi, and Gila River Tribal Courts, 2004
Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O'odham, Quechan, and White Mountain Apache Tribal Courts, 2007
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, Flagstaff, AZ
Sr. Associate, 2004 to 2006
The Rabb Penny Law Firm, Tucson, AZ
Associate, 2002 to 2004
Hon. Nanette M. Warner, Superior Court, Tucson, AZ
Law Clerk, 2000 to 2002
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Arizona Women's Lawyers Association
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
Coconino County Teen Court Coordinator
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Author, Conducting Harassment Investigations to Limit Employer Liability, JS&H Employment Law Update, January 2008
Author, Critical Components of Harassment Policies, JS&H Employment Law Update, October 2007
Author, "Unmasking White Privilege to Expose the Fallacy of White Innocence: Using a Theory of Moral Correlativity to Make the Case for Affirmative Action Programs in Education," 41 Arizona Law Review 535 (1999). | 