PRACTICE AREAS

Employment Litigation

Labor and Employment

Dona Nutini has been devoted to defending employers in employment discrimination and other matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Arizona Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Labor and in the courts. She has also represented employers in connection with union organizing drives, collective bargaining and all aspects of traditional labor law. Other client services include advising employers on general business issues, preventive strategies, personnel policies, employment contracts, non-compete and trade secret matters, and employee and manager training. Litigation experience includes administrative proceedings, state and federal court matters, and commercial and labor arbitrations.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Nutini worked at the National Labor Relations Board, including three years as staff counsel to board members in Washington, DC, followed by five years as a field attorney in the Philadelphia regional office, and then returning to Washington, D.C. headquarters as a trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement. She has handled a myriad of substantive unfair labor practice issues, as well as investigations, elections and election-related proceedings, and trials.

COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT

State Bar of Arizona

Maricopa County Bar Association

American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section

ABA Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA

Associated General Contractors of America, Labor and Employment Law Council

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

July-August 2007

Harassment in the Workplace: A Guide for Employee Conduct

Employee Training for Superstition Springs Lexus

July 2007

Sexual Harassment: Recognizing Issues and Investigating Claims

Training for Superstition Springs Lexus

May 2007

Do You Have a Secret? Protecting your Trade Secrets and Confidential Information

Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce

April 2007

How to Handle Problem Employees: Avoiding Pitfalls and Covering Your Assets

Arizona Medical Group Managers Association

September 2003

Family and Medical Leave Act Update

Council on Education in Management Seminar

September 2003

Handling Union Issues at Construction Sites

AGC Employment Practices Committee Seminar

June 2003

Hiring and Firing: Avoiding Pitfalls and Covering Your Assets

Arizona Society of Association Eecutives Annual Conference

2002-2004

The Developing Labor Law

Cumulative Supplements

4th Ed., ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law

August 2001

OSHA Recordkeeping and Inspections: Update on Changes and Enforcement

AAI Environmental Summit

May 2001

Labor Relations for Union and Non-Union Contractors

AGC Workshop

September 2000

Recognizing and Responding to Union Organizing

Lorman Education Services Seminar

September 2000

Labor Law Update: Recent Rulings Affecting Non-Union Employers

Arizona State Bar Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar

April 2000

Issues Relating to Hiring and Firing

Arizona Rock Products Association

September 1999

Labor Law for Construction Employers

Arizona State Bar Construction Law Section Meeting

April 1999

Union Yes? Are Construction Employers Prepared?

Southwest Contractor Magazine, January 2002

EDUCATION

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1982, American Criminal Law Review, Editor, 1981-82; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Advocacy Award, May 1982

B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, Providence College, 1979, Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy Honor Society), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society)

BAR ADMISSIONS

Arizona