Overview
Monica Romero advises on a variety of labor and employment matters, and leverages her expertise in both trial and appellate litigation.
Monica represents employers at both trial and appellate levels in single-plaintiff and class action employment matters, involving Title VII, Washington Law Against Discrimination, tort, and wage and hour claims. Monica has successfully defended clients in jury trials, arbitrations, labor board hearings, and on appeal.
In addition to litigation, Monica advises employers on federal and state compliance issues, including hirings/separations, accommodation requests, worker classification, discipline, and personnel policies.
Clients. Monica's clients range from small to large private, nonprofit, and public employers, non-unionized and unionized.
Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law
JD, 2021
- Washington Law Review, Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, Order of Barristers, CALI Awards in Civil Rights & Criminal Procedure
- University of Washington
BA, Anthropology with Honors & Spanish Language Studies, minor in Human Rights
Admissions
- Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
Memberships
- Washington Bar Association
Community Service
- Provides pro bono representation to incarcerated persons alleging constitutional violations.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
- Monica Romero, Comment, How Far Will FARA Go? The Foreign Agents Registration Act and the Criminalization of Global Human Rights Advocacy, 96 Wash. L. Rev. 695 (2021). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol96/iss2/11