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Emily Hobbs-Wright
Emily Hobbs-Wright
Associate
ehobbswright@hollandhart.com
Denver Office
555 Seventeenth Street
Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202-3979
Phone: 303-295-8584
Fax: 303-295-8261 or
303-295-8376

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PRACTICE AREAS

Labor & Employment
Healthcare

EXPERIENCE

Ms. Hobbs-Wright joined Holland & Hart's Labor & Employment practice group in 2003. She has represented employers in cases involving religious, race, sex, national origin, age, and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and various other state law claims. She has practiced before federal and state courts and in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Hobbs-Wright has experience in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Colorado Civil Rights Division. She advises human resources personnel and in-house counsel of local and national companies and government agencies on various employment-related issues including hiring, firing, employee discipline and retention, employment policies, workplace investigations, pay practices, drug and alcohol testing, compliance with federal and state civil rights laws, and family and medical leave.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, Colorado Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Editor, Colorado Employment Law Letter
Founding Board Member, West Denver Preparatory Charter School
Pro Bono legal counsel, Children's Garden Montessori School, Denver, Colorado (2000-2003)

EDUCATION

University of Denver College of Law J.D. 2000
- Order of St. Ives

Smith College B.A. 1995
- cum laude
- High Honors


OTHER LANGUAGES

Spanish