Lisa A. Yerkovich has counseled clients of Ray Quinney & Nebeker in employment and labor law since 1987. Her practice areas include federal and state discrimination law, wrongful termination, employment related torts and contract litigation, employment agreements, unemployment claims, and drug and alcohol testing policies. Ms. Yerkovich obtained her law degree from the University of Wyoming after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from the University of Utah. Before entering law school, Ms. Yerkovich taught high school for seven years.

A major part of Ms. Yerkovich's practice is educating clients on how to handle employment-related problems to avoid litigation. A number of organizations have benefited from Ms. Yerkovich's legal expertise, ability as a lecturer, and publisher of legal studies.

Ms. Yerkovich has been selected for inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers in the categories of Employment & Labor and Civil Litigation Defense. She was again named among the Top 40 Women, a list of women lawyers who received the highest point totals in the 2010 balloting for Mountain States Super Lawyers. She has also been voted by her peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite” in the category of Labor and Employment (as published in Utah Business Magazine). She maintains an "AV" rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics.

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EDUCATION

• Member, LAND AND WATER LAW REVIEW

• magna cum laude
• Secondary Teaching Certificate

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Utah State Bar, 1987
• Wyoming State Bar, 1987
• United States Supreme Court
• Wyoming and Utah Supreme Courts
• United States District Courts in Utah and Wyoming
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Women Lawyers of Utah, Past President, 2008-2009
• Women Lawyers of Utah, Board Member, 2005-2010
• American Bar Association, Utah State Bar, Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Retaining Good Lawyers: Lifestyle and Generational Issues, Utah State Bar Fall Forum, November 12, 2009, by Evelyn J. Furse, Lisa A. Yerkovich and Melanie J. Vartabedian.
• The Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women: Survey Results and Suggestions, Utah State Bar Annual Meeting, July 17, 2009, by Evelyn J. Furse, Lisa A. Yerkovich and Melanie J. Vartabedian.
• "Employer-Friendly Decision Limits Pay Discrimination Claims" by Lisa A. Yerkovich and Mica McKinney, The Enterprise, July 9-15, 2007, p. 10.
• Co-Presenter, Utah State Bar's Quarterly Litigation Section Meeting, "Cross-Examination Techniques," May 3, 2006.
• Discrimination In The Workplace, Utah Legal Employers and Educators Council, April 5, 1995, by Lisa A. Yerkovich.
• The Family and Medical Leave Act: Mastering The Final Department of Labor Regulations, Council on Education in Management, March 17, 1995, by Lisa A. Yerkovich.
• Sexual Harassment Update, Utah State Bar Mid-Year Meeting, March 3, 1995, by Lisa A. Yerkovich and Scott A. Hagen.
• Overview of the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993, January 26, 1995, by Janet Hugie Smith and Lisa A. Yerkovich.
• The Four Headed Monster: ADA, OSHA, FMLA, and Worker's Compensation" Council on Education in Management, October 18, 1994, by Lisa A. Yerkovich.
• Violence In The Workplace: What Every Employer Should Know, Council on Education in Management February 18, 1994.
• Utah Employment Law Since Berube, UTAH BAR JOURNAL (October, 1992), by Janet Hugie Smith and Lisa A. Yerkovich.