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Employment law, explained by someone who has had to apply it.


Keynotes and workshops for conferences, associations, chambers, and corporate audiences — in plain language, with the real workplace examples that make it stick.

Tell me your audience, your date, and what you need them to leave with.

J.D. Employment law

SHRM-SCP & PHR

20 years Executive HR

5.0 from 17 Google reviews

What I speak about

The Legally Savvy Leader

The employment law your managers are already applying, whether or not anyone taught them. Built around the decisions they actually face — leave, accommodation, performance, documentation.

Best for. Leadership teams, manager cohorts, corporate audiences

When the Complaint Lands on Your Desk

What to do in the first hour, the first day, and the first week after someone raises a concern — and the small early moves that decide whether the process holds up later.

Best for. HR teams, association chapters, conferences

You're More Ready Than You Think

Why capable HR professionals stall on certification, and what actually gets them through it. Drawn from the book and from an 80% student pass rate.

Best for. SHRM chapters, HR associations, campus audiences

Compliance and Compassion Are Not Opposites

The case that the legally sound decision and the humane one are usually the same decision — and what to do on the occasions when they are not.

Best for. Keynote audiences, leadership conferences

Sessions are shaped to your audience. If what you need is close to one of these but not quite, say so — that is usually a better talk.

Formats

  • 45–60 minute keynote

    Single session, large room, one clear argument with real workplace examples.

  • Half-day workshop

    Interactive, capped at around 30 people, built around your organization’s actual situations.

  • Multi-session series

    A manager cohort meeting over several weeks. This is where behaviour changes rather than just awareness.

  • Panel and moderation

    Employment law, HR careers, women in leadership.

Selected engagements

Where I have spoken

  • Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
  • NC State University
  • Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Athena Leadership Conference
  • Carolina Payroll Conference
  • SHEEvolved
  • Raleigh Metro SHRM
  • Jones Advisors
  • Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast
Booking

Tell me the audience and the date.

I will tell you honestly whether I am the right speaker for that room. If I am not, I usually know who is.