Tracey K. Merwise
Tracey K. Merwise is a Member and Co-Chair of the Firm’s
Labor and Employment Practice Group. She provides clients with
strategic litigation defense as well as practical counseling, compliance advice, and training
on all aspects of workforce management. Ms. Merwise specializes in serving as "In-House On-Call Counsel" and in helping employers de-escalate workplace conflicts to minimize litigation risk.
Since 1995, Ms. Merwise has focused her practice exclusively on labor and employment litigation, advice and counsel, and compliance. Prior to joining Severson & Werson, Ms. Merwise served as Senior In-House Counsel in SBC/Pacific Telesis’ Labor and Employment Department and was associated with the labor and employment departments of the national law firms of Heller Ehrman and Seyfarth Shaw. Ms. Merwise has litigated cases and provided expert legal advice on all aspects of unionized and non-unionized workforce management, including employee leaves, performance management, reasonable accommodation, workplace violence prevention, and wage and hour compliance.
Ms. Merwise received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1992 and holds a B.A. in Government cum laude from Dartmouth College. She was a law clerk to the Honorable John W. Bissell, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Ms. Merwise joined Severson & Werson in 2005. She is admitted to the Bar in California and Illinois and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Labor & Employment Sections of the American and California Bar Associations, the Bar Association of San Francisco and the San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association.
Recent Professional Activity
Presenter, “The Top Ten Things Every Manager Must Know About Employment Law” (CCI Financial & Insurance Services, San Francisco, California, May 2010).
Co-Presenter, “Retention, Recruiting or Raiding? The 3 R's of HR for A/E's” with David Ericksen and Verita Gulati (San Francisco, California, May 2010).
Presenter, "The Top Ten Things Every Manager Must Know About Employment Law" (The Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, April 2010).
Presenter, "The Top Ten Things Every CFO Must Know About Employment Law" (Financial Executives International, San Francisco, California, October 2009).
Presenter, "Getting RIFs Right in 2009: Tailoring Your Workforce to Fit Tough Times" (San Francisco, California, April 2009).
Recent Professional Activity 2006-2008 |
