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Lisa A. Yerkovich
Practice Areas
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 category of Employment & Labor. 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). In 2010 Ms. Yerkovich was awarded the Utah State Bar's Dorathy Merrill Brothers Award for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession. She maintains an AV Preeminent (5.0) rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics.
Education
University of Wyoming, J.D., 1987
- Member, LAND AND WATER LAW REVIEW
University of Utah, Graduate Work in Education
University of Utah, B.A., English, minor in Spanish, 1977
- 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, Wyoming State Bar, Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections
Publications and Presentations
- Final Report on the Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women, July 17, 2010, by Evelyn J. Furse, Lisa A. Yerkovich, and Melanie Vartabedian.
- 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.
Recent News
Jun 29, 2011
Ray Quinney & Nebeker is pleased to announce that thirty-two attorneys have been selected as 2011 Super Lawyers, Mountain States Edition and Rising Stars. Only the top five percent of attorneys in each state are honored as Super Lawyers in this annual list, and Rising Star selection is limited to just 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys.
Jan 28, 2011
Fifty-four attorneys, more than half of the Firm, are included on the 2011 edition of this impressive list of legal leaders as selected by their peers.
AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.