Julie A. Pace

Labor, Employment and Immigration, Litigation, Construction, Health Care, Resort and Hotel

Julie A. Pace is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the Labor, Employment and Immigration; Construction; Health Care; and Resort and Hotel Groups.

Ms. Pace concentrates her practice in the fields of employment, OSHA, health care, and construction. She defends claims of sexual harassment, employment discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and wrongful discharge, and against charges by the EEOC. She handles matters involving ICE, OFCCP, DOL, and NLRB, and is well versed in wage and hour laws. She frequently conducts investigations and provides training to managers and employees, including I-9 audits and training.

Ms. Pace also counsels employers on noncompete contracts, confidentiality agreements, employee discipline, drug testing, accommodation of disabled individuals, leaves of absence, workplace violence, safety policies, and other human resource policies and procedures. She also handles contract disputes, business torts, trade practices, and construction matters. She regularly prepares and reviews employee handbooks and safety manuals.

For over 15 years, Ms. Pace has regularly represented companies in OSHA proceedings and has handled hundreds of OSHA matters and over 45 fatalities in the workplace. She has been working on fall protection issues since the fall protection standard went into effect in 1995.

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. Joe W. Contreras, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1992-93

Legal extern, Hon. Robert C. Broomfield, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 1990

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Arizona Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association
American Society of Safety Engineers
Arizona Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Contractors Association
Arizona Court of Appeals, Judge Pro Tem
Arizona Roofing Contractors Association
Arizona Women Lawyers Association
Construction Financial Management Association
Home Builders of Central Arizona
Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court, Co-president
National Association of Homebuilders
National Association of Women Lawyers

Recognition & Accomplishments

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, labor and employment law, 2009

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Publications

Co-editor-in-chief, Arizona and Federal Employment Law: An Employer's Guide, 3rd through 9th editions, published by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce

Speaking Engagements

Well-known professional speaker and trainer, with a nationally marketed training DVD, "Respect"

Regular speaker at OSHA conferences and at national conventions for accounting, hospitality, and home-building industries; also speaks at about 20 seminars annually

"Employee Discharge and Documentation," Lorman, Phoenix, April 2007

"I-9 and Immigration Strategies," Northwest Food Service Show, Portland, Oregon, March 2007

"Dress Code Liability," Lorman national teleconference, March 2007

"Wage and Hour Laws," Lorman national teleconference, March 2007

"OSHA and Protecting the Spanish Speaking Worker," ASSE Safety Expo, March 2007

"Conducting Investigations," SHRM State Conference, February 2007

"Human Resources Fundamentals," Lorman, December 2006

"Employment Law from A to Z," Lorman, November 2006

"Employee Handbooks and Policies," Lorman, October 2006

Community Activities

Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Immigration Task Force, Chair

Construction Financial Management Association, past Director

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Mesa, Co-founder

East Valley Economic Forum, Co-founder

East Valley Partnership, Director; past Vice President, Economic Development

Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, past Director

Mesa Downtown Redevelopment Commission, Chair and member

Soroptimists International, past Vice President

Southwest Shakespeare Company, Co-founder

Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (J.D. 1992, cum laude)
Symposium and Articles Editor, Arizona State Law Journal; Recipient, Dean's Award for Outstanding Service to the College of Law

Arizona State University (B.S. 1983, magna cum laude)

Arizona 1992

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1995

U.S. Supreme Court 1997