Alexis is a strategic litigator who collaborates with employers to navigate complex legal challenges while minimizing operational disruptions.

Alexis has extensive experience handling class and PAGA litigation, as well as discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under state and federal law. She has represented clients in state and federal courts, before administrative agencies, and in private arbitration, managing cases from the pleading stage through trial. With a broad background spanning various industries – including construction, retail, hospitality, health care, financial services, transportation, manufacturing, prison contractors and cannabis – she provides practical, business-focused guidance that helps employers adapt to evolving laws and effectively address the unique demands of litigation. Her ability to anticipate challenges and craft tailored strategies makes her a trusted advisor for businesses seeking efficient, effective solutions in today’s fast-paced legal environment.

Before joining Cook Brown, Alexis practiced at a leading Am Law 100 firm, representing Fortune 500 companies in both complex and single-plaintiff litigation.

When not representing employers, Alexis enjoys Pilates, yoga, hiking, and hunting for mushrooms in Mid-Missouri’s beautiful state parks with her husband and son.

Publishing

• The “Safety Sensitive” Requirement – What Employers Need to Know Before Instituting Random Drug Testing

• Reminders About Politics in the Workplace

• California Supreme Court Affirms that Single Use of N-Word Can Be Severe Enough to Constitute Harassment Under FEHA

• CDPH Changes to COVID Isolation Recommendations

• EEOC Publishes New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations

• DIR Releases FAQs Regarding New Pay Transparency Law

• Testing for Off-the-Clock Marijuana Use Up in Smoke?

• New California Law Requires Employers to Provide Pay Information in Job Postings and to Current Employees Upon Request

• Monitoring Employee Communications

• California Mandates “Right to Recall” for Hospitality Employees

Speaking

• Messaging and Collaboration Apps in the Workplace: Policy Considerations and Implications on Aug 19 2021

Results

• Won individual PAGA arbitration hearing and defeated subsequent motion to vacate award for large construction contractor.

• Won summary adjudication of PAGA claim for alleged meal/rest break violations and novel issue of law related to prevailing wages and regular rates of pay for large construction contractor.

• Assisted in 13-day jury trial involving a major utility employer and age, race, and disability-related claims, achieving complete defense verdict.

• Won dismissal of retaliation action brought by the California Labor Commissioner on a novel statute of limitations issue.

• Successfully compelled arbitration and dismissal of PAGA claims for large construction contractor working on the California High-Speed Rail.

• Successfully obtained monetary sanctions against a plaintiff and their attorneys for abuse of the discovery process in a disability discrimination/retaliation matter.

• Won summary judgment on state discrimination and retaliation claims on behalf of major railroad company.

• Won 8th Circuit appeal in breach of contract/non-competition matter for a nurse staffing company.

• Successfully compelled plaintiff’s production of personal phone and text message records in discrimination/retaliation matter.

• Successfully challenged a magistrate judge’s order compelling production of a PMQ deponent’s policy reference binder which was used by the deponent during the entity’s deposition.

• Prepared four of the top seven scoring medical cannabis dispensary license applications in Missouri’s medical marijuana program, with over 1,200 applications submitted and only 192 licenses awarded.

Education

Alexis graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego. In law school, Alexis was a National Association of Women Lawyers award recipient and received a CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Drug Law and Policy.