About Hillary Ryan
Hillary Ryan Ross is a licensed attorney admitted to practice regulation in each California and Colorado. She used to be licensed to the California State Bar in 2002, holding, and to the Colorado Supreme Court in 2010, with. Her license standing in each states is presently lively. Ms. Ross is a partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP, a regulation firm that specialize in labor and employment law, with offices in Denver, Colorado. She practices mainly in the jurisdictions of Colorado and California, serving clients in these regions.
Ms. Ross earned her Juris Doctor diploma from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2002, graduating cum laude. During her time at Pepperdine, she served as the Production Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review and was a member of the Interschool Moot Court Team. Prior to law program, she finished her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Woodbury University in 1998, also graduating cum laude. Her educational background has supplied a strong foundation for her professional legal career, especially in regions requiring analytical and interpersonal skills.
Ms. Ross focuses on labor and labor law, focusing on legal proceedings and trials, counseling and advice, and salary and hour issues. She represents employers in labor and employment-related litigation in each state and federal courts, as well as in appellate matters. Her experience includes claims involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and affordable accommodation. Additionally, she has extensive experience with single plaintiff in addition to category and collective movements involving worker classification, salary fee, minimal wage, extra time, and meal and break issues. She has represented each plaintiffs and defendants in those things and earlier than administrative agencies, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and the Colorado Division of Labor and Employment.
Throughout her career, Ms. Ross has handled cases in various courts, including the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She has additionally appeared before the California state courts. Prior to becoming a member of Fisher & Phillips, she targeted on personal personal injury cases, employment, consumer claims, and sophistication movements for a West Coast-primarily based legal proceedings law company. She has represented employers with appreciate to all employment issues in various industries, which includes hospitality, fitness care, and safety. Her diverse experience has geared up her to handle complex legal matters throughout more than one jurisdictions.
Ms. Ross is an active member of numerous professional institutions, which includes the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, the Colorado Women's Bar Association, the Arapahoe County Bar Association, and the Denver Bar Association. She presently serves as Vice President of the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association Executive Board of Directors. She has formerly served because the Treasurer, Secretary, and New Lawyers Chair of the CDLA Board; as a member of the New Lawyers Committee; and because the New Lawyers Chair to the CDLA Professionalism and Education Committee. She has taught Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars on a number of topics for the CDLA and the Colorado Bar Association. Ms. Ross used to be nominated by her friends and rated as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2021 and 2022. She is English-speaking and Spanish, allowing her to serve a numerous clientele effectively.
