Erika Birch's Resume

Education

University of Colorado, School of Law, Boulder, CO
Juris Doctorate, May 2000
Legal Aid Clinic, 1999-2000

Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, Economics; Minor in English
Literature, December 1996

The Center for Bilingual Multi Cultural Studies, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Intensive Spanish language program, Summer 1995
Completed intermediate course work in language and cultural studies

Work Experience

Strindberg & Scholnick, LLC
Boise, ID
Member, January 2006 to Present
Associate Attorney, August2003 to December 2005

King & Greisen, LLP (f/k/a King Clexton & Feola, LLC)
Denver, CO
Associate Attorney, December 2000 to July 2003

Law Office of Michael J. Grills
Boulder, CO
Law Clerk/Contract Attorney, August 2000 to December 2000

Center For People With Disabilities
Boulder, CO
Legal Intern, June 1999 to June 2000

American Civil Liberties Union
Denver, CO
Legal Intern, Summer 1998

Articles and Presentations

Co-Author, "Is Legislation Necessary to Protect Transgendered Employees" (Fall 2008); Co-Author, "Tademy v. Union Pacific Corporation: A Plaintiffs' Victory in the Tenth Circuit" (Summer 2008), Co-Author, “Nuts and Bolts of Trying a Sexual Harassment Case” (June 2002); Contributing Author, “Litigating Against State and Municipal Governmental Entities” (2003); Speaker on wide variety of employment law topics at various continuing legal education events and conventions (2001- present).

Professional Memberships and Activities

Idaho State Bar, Admitted November 2007

Utah State Bar, Admitted May 2004

Colorado State Bar, Admitted October 2000

Member of:  Chair of Labor and Employment Section of Idaho State Bar, National Employment Lawyers Association, Idaho & Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Idaho Women Lawyers, Inc., and the Federal Bar Association.