Lisa R. Petersen
lpetersen@ck.law
P: (801) 363 4300
F: (801) 363-4378
Lisa represents clients in the full spectrum of employment law issues. Widely recognized for her work in employment litigation, she has achieved an enviable record of success in all types of civil and commercial disputes.
Lisa concentrates her practice on:
- Representing clients in all types of employment disputes, including contract disputes
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts
- Drafting and reviewing employment policies and procedures
- Appealing both civil litigation and administrative proceedings
- Representing clients in employment discrimination claims
- Representing clients in non-compete and trade secret cases, including obtaining and defending against temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
Lisa writes and speaks on a wide variety of topics, including wage issues, sexual harassment, workplace policies and procedures, trade secrets and unfair competition, and state and federal law compliance.
Notable matters include:
- Obtaining summary judgment in favor of a pharmaceutical client in an employment discrimination claim in federal court
- Obtaining a voluntary dismissal of a discrimination claim against a nursing home client before the Utah Anti-Discrimination and Labor Division
- Successfully representing a home health care company in arbitration against an insurer’s demand for reimbursement of Medicaid payments. The arbitrator ruled that the insurance company could not recover its fees in the arbitration forum.
- Successfully representing home health care company client against a former employer who sued for breach of a non-compete and violation of trade secrets. Lisa’s client prevailed in defending against injunctive relief sought by the former employer.
- Obtaining a dismissal of claims against a recycling company client sued by former employees for age discrimination
- Leading Labor & Employment Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2017-2018
- Utah Legal Elite, Labor & Employment, Utah Business magazine, 2008-2018
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2016-2018
- Top 100 Lawyer, Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2015
- Top 50 Woman Lawyer, Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2013-2018
- Mountain States Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2012-2018
- Women Leaders in the Law, ALM, 2015
- AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, 2009-2018
- Judicial Clerk, Judge Michael R. Murphy, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996-1997
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Test Accommodations Review Panel, Utah State Bar
- Member, Women Lawyers of Utah
- Member, the Employer’s Council
- Member, David K. Watkiss—Sutherland II Inn of Court
- Chair of the Labor and Employment Section of Utah State Bar, 2003-2004
- University of Utah, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1996; Edward W. Clyde Fellow, Note and Comment Editor of the Utah Law Review
- University of Utah, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), magna cum laude, 1993; Political Science
- Utah
- United States District Court, District of Utah
- United States Bankruptcy Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Event
May 10, 2018
30th Anniversary Labor & Employment Relations Law Seminar
Publication
April 16, 2018
9th Circuit Decides Consideration of Prior Salary Violates Equal Pay Act
Event
April 6, 2018
Petersen speaks at UCASA Sexual Violence Conference/Title IX Conference
Event
March 8, 2018
Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Wake of the #MeToo and Time’s Up Movements
Publication
March 5, 2018
Is Your Company Prepared to Address the #MeToo and TIME’S UP Movements?
Publication
February 1, 2018
TLNT
Utah Court Holds Employers Liable Even When Workers Hide Mistakes
Publication
January 26, 2018
Utah Court Potentially Rendered Employers Strictly Liable for Acts of Their Employees
Event
November 14, 2017
Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets
Event
September 26, 2017
Judicial Curveballs: Understanding the Current and Future State of the Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Rules
Event
May 18, 2017
29th Annual Labor & Employment Relations Law Seminar
Publication
May/June, 2017
The Utah Bar Journal
The State of Non-compete Law in Utah
Publication
March 3, 2017
Utah Non-Compete Research Report Released
Publication
February 8, 2017
Bill Introduced to Further Limit Non-Competes in Utah
Event
December 7, 2016
Legal Educational Series
Publication
November 23, 2016
Nationwide Injunction Blocks Overtime Pay Regulations
Publication
October 31, 2016
California Jurisdiction Protected Under New Employment Contracts Law
Event
October 5, 2016
Coming Into Compliance with the Department of Labor’s New Overtime Pay Regulations
Publication
July 15, 2016
OSHA Pushes Back Effective Date of Anti-Retaliation Provisions of Final Rule
Event
Coming Into Compliance with the Department of Labor’s New Overtime Pay Regulations
Publication
May 16, 2016
OSHA Electronic Reporting Regulations Are “Online” – Part 2: New Rule Might Make Automatic Post-Accident Testing Illegal
Publication
May 16, 2016
OSHA Electronic Reporting Regulations Are “Online” – Part 1: The Final Rule
Event
Session IV – Workshop J: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Contingent Work
Publication
March 14, 2016
Post-Employment Restrictions Act Passed by Utah State Legislature
Publication
March 2, 2016
Op-ed: Non-compete clauses help Utah companies grow their businesses
Publication
February 25, 2016
Post-Employment Restrictions Act Passes House Unanimously
Event
Recent Employment Law Developments Affecting Utah Employers & Trade Secret and Non-Compete and Solicitation Risk Management
Publication
February 22, 2016
What Utah Employers Should Know about House Bill 251
Publication
February 12, 2016
Post-Employment Restrictions Act Moves through Utah State Legislature
Event
The New Proposed Overtime Regulations: What’s Included, What’s Not, and What to Do to Get Ready