“Geoff has represented me twice, through two job changes five years apart. I so valued his service and advice during the first transition that he was my go-to choice for the second. I tell him he’s as much a therapist as he is legal counsel—he took a genuine interest in my emotional well-being during a difficult and disruptive time, while providing me with outstanding legal guidance. Both moves were very successful and Geoff deserves much of the credit for that.” -B.R.
Geoff and AmyAnn are skilled in their ability to quickly get to the core of the issues, whether it is a legal, factual or human issue, in order to identify and implement strategies for resolving those issues. They are able to establish rapport with everyone involved, which allows them to avoid costly, frustrating, and unnecessary delays. Their abilities in turn allow their clients to focus on actively moving their governments and business operations forward with great peace of mind and confidence.
- Assisted start-up marketing/social media venture in establishing human resources best practices, vendor and other key contract templates, employee recruiting, performance management and terminations.
- Assisted Chief Revenue Officer in negotiating executive employment contract with new employer as well as severance agreement with former employer.
- Fended off claims of unfair competition and trade secret theft on behalf of C-level executive in context of claims brought by former employer.
- Assisted school administrator in enforcing contractual terms where the school district board sought to unilaterally and improperly rewrite the employment contract on the eve of administrator’s retirement.
- Aided breast cancer survivor in navigating reasonable accommodation, return to work, and ultimately severance negotiations against social media entity.
- Counseled victim of traumatic brain injury through leave of absence and return to work.
- Aided publishing executive in navigating a highly publicized termination, severance negotiations and career transition.
- While serving as Attorney General, AmyAnn was a driving force in an Indian Tribe to organize its internal government processes and extend its relationships with all levels of government, all while strengthening the Tribe’s inherent sovereignty.
- Renegotiated a Tribe’s Tribal-State Gaming Compactresulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings to the Tribe.
- Defended independent/closely held family construction business in litigation that threatened to close the business.
- Defended tribal gaming operation in litigation initiated by the United States Department of Labor, alleging violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
- Developed a Tribal-State Joint Jurisdiction Court– only the second in the nation.
- Negotiated numerous Memorandum of Agreements with County Board of Supervisors.
- Defended tribal business entity in personal injury suit in state and tribal court.
- Established Legal Self-Help Center for underserved individuals.
- Investigated allegations of financial and other misconduct involving tribal and business leadership.
- Developed tribal laws and codes addressing land use, environmental protection, public utilities, cemeteries, Tribal Employment Rights Ordinances, general welfare, tribal courts and dispute resolution systems, business entities, economic development, and historic preservation.
- Coordinated tribal fee to trust applications for protection of sacred and other sensitive lands.
- Coordinated recruiting of Board of Directors for investment entity with control of more than $1Billion in assets.
- Facilitated recruiting of multiple C-level executives in various businesses in start-up and legacy contexts.
