Overview
Kerry has been a leader in the field of workplace discrimination and harassment-prevention for more than 25 years, first as a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, later as a member of Microsoft’s Law and Corporate Affairs team, and today as a part of Foster Garvey’s Labor, Employment & Immigration group.
As an employment defense litigator, Kerry has represented local, national and international companies on discrimination and harassment cases. She has also developed and delivered a broad range of preventive employment training programs, including harassment-prevention, to help her clients minimize litigation threats, improve personnel retention, and enhance management knowledge of workplace laws and issues. Kerry has delivered harassment-prevention programs across the country, working in a range of industries, including engineering, banking, fisheries, health care, high tech, aerospace, food service, hospitality, transportation, professional sports, and the performing arts. Kerry helped develop Microsoft's award-winning harassment-prevention training and Standards of Business Conduct platform, and has provided preventive programs for hundreds of owners, Board leaders, managers, supervisors and non-supervisory employees across the country.
Professional Activities
- King County Bar Association
- Housing Justice Project/Kent, Former Supervising Attorney; Volunteer
- Eastside Neighborhood Legal Clinics, Former volunteer attorney
- Seattle Opera Association, Former pro bono employment counsel
Community Activities
- Bellevue School District, Trial Coach, National Mock Trial Organization
- Eastside Baby Corner, Volunteer
- Issaquah School District, Volunteer Fifth Grade Music History Teacher
News & Insights
Speaking Engagements
Past Appearances
Admissions
- Washington, 1986
Education
- J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1984
- Oregon Law Review, Associate Editor
- Research Assistant, Professor C. Forrell
- B.A., University of California at Los Angeles (magna cum laude), 1981
- Departmental Honors in Literature
Clerkships
- Judicial Externship, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals