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Dora Lane

Partner

5441 Kietzke Lane, Suite 200, Reno, NV 89511
P 775.327.3045
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89134
P 702.222.2536
OVERVIEW

Businesses of all sizes throughout the Mountain West count on Dora Lane to guide them through the myriad of labor and employment issues to keep their operations running smoothly.

Dora works closely with her clients, talking through day-to-day employment issues, to ensure that best practices are in place and legitimate business reasons motivate employment decisions. She counsels and trains employers to hire, manage, and, when necessary, fire employees in compliance with federal and state employment laws. 

When, despite best efforts, issues evolve into disputes, clients benefit from Dora’s sophisticated experience litigating employment disputes and her track record resolving cases through aggressive discovery and pretrial motions.

With the exposure and liability that can result from non-compliant or simply ineffective processes, Dora works with her clients to audit employment record keeping processes to identify and fix problems before an outside agency or lawsuit intervenes. Dora also helps clients handle difficult employment situations in a manner intended to maximize the likelihood of success in litigation, if one ensues. 

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EXPERIENCE

Experience

Accommodations, Disabilities, Leaves

Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Litigation

Employment Litigation and Class Actions

HR Counseling, Compliance, and Risk Management
  • Best Employment Practices
  • Employment Policies, Handbooks, and Manuals
  • Hiring, Discipline, Performance Evaluations, and Terminations
  • Non-Competes, Trade Secrets, and Unfair Competition
  • Investigations
  • Reductions in Force and Severance Agreements
Wage and Hour, Equal Pay, Compensation, and Benefits
CLIENT RESULTS

Client Results

  • Represented an employer in two concurrent litigations brought by a terminated employee and the employee's supervisor who was also terminated shortly thereafter (allegedly as a result of the supervisor's inappropriate conduct against the employee). Secured summary judgment for the employer in both cases. 

  • Obtained summary judgment for the employer in a case where plaintiffs alleged that the supervisor who terminated their employment expressed his hatred for plaintiff's race 3 hours before they were terminated. 

  • Secured numerous dismissals with prejudice on behalf of employers at the motion to dismiss and/or motion for summary judgment stage, including dismissals of wage and hour collective and class actions. 

  • Successfully pursued and defended multiple non-compete/non-solicitation/confidentiality matters.

PRACTICES

Practices

Labor and Employment
Employment Litigation and Class Actions
Wage and Hour
Accommodations, Disabilities, Leaves
Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Litigation
HR Counseling, Compliance, and Risk Management
Class Actions
Workplace Safety and Emergency Response
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

News

Holland & Hart Named Among Nevada Business Magazine's 2022 Top Rank Attorneys, 06/01/2022
Benchmark Litigation 2022 Recognizes Holland & Hart in Litigation and Employment, 10/18/2021
235 Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers®, 08/19/2021
Holland & Hart Attorneys Named Among 2021 Nevada Legal Elite, 06/03/2021
Holland & Hart Represents Century Gaming Technologies in Pending Acquisition by Accel Entertainment, 03/10/2021
Holland & Hart Represents ActiveProspect in its Acquisition of LeadsBridge, 02/24/2021
Benchmark Litigation 2021 Recognizes Holland & Hart in Litigation and Employment, 10/15/2020
Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers®, 08/20/2020
Holland & Hart Advises Ascent Vision Technologies in its Acquisition by CACI International, 08/19/2020
Holland & Hart Attorneys Named Among 2020 Nevada Legal Elite, 06/02/2020
Dora Lane joins NNBW and Reno-Sparks business leaders and offers advice on how to face COVID-19 challenges, 03/26/2020
Holland & Hart Recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2020, 10/11/2019
Best Lawyers® Names 20 Holland & Hart Lawyers of the Year and 170 Best Lawyers, 08/15/2019
Legacy Ventures Hawaii's Joint Venture with Bioscience Company Creates Integrated Supply Chain Solution, 08/08/2019
Holland & Hart Attorneys Recognized in Nevada Business Magazine's 2019 Legal Elite, 06/03/2019
Holland & Hart Recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2019, 10/19/2018
Two Marnell Gaming Casino Resorts to be Acquired in Accretive Transaction, 07/17/2018
Federal Judicial Center Court to Court Videos Feature Dora Lane on Inmate Mediation, 06/29/2018
Holland & Hart Attorneys Recognized in Nevada Business Magazine's 2018 Legal Elite, 06/05/2018

Publications

"California Employers in Limbo Again on Mandatory Arbitration," Holland & Hart News Update, 09/23/2021
"Nevada Legislative Update 2021," Co-Author, 06/25/2021
"COVID-19: Pay Practices," Holland & Hart Coronavirus Resource Site, 03/16/2020
"COVID-19: Anti-Discrimination," Holland & Hart Coronavirus Resource Site, 03/15/2020
"Employment: North America: USA (Nevada)," Lexology GTDT, March 2020
"Summary of California Employment Law Changes for 2020," Employers' Lawyers Blog, Co-Author, January 14, 2020
"2019 Nevada Employment Legislation Updates," Employers' Lawyers Blog, July 1, 2019
"Employers Pay Attention: New Marijuana-Related Bill Passes Nevada Legislature," Employers' Lawyers Blog, 06/14/2019
"Arbitration Agreements Waiving Class Actions Do Not Violate the NLRA, Rules Supreme Court," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 05/21/2018
"Salary History Cannot Justify Unequal Pay Between Men and Women, According to Ninth Circuit," Holland & Hart News Update, 04/11/2018
"High Court Mulls Arbitration Agreements," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, October 23, 2017
"Employers face uncertainty as HR regulations change course," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, September 18, 2017
"Best practices to comply with new Nevada employment laws," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, August 21, 2017
"Six New Laws Nevada Employers Need To Know," Holland & Hart News Update, 07/25/2017
"New Nevada Employment Laws – Part 1: Pregnancy Accommodations and Nursing Mothers," Employers' Lawyers Blog, July 5, 2017

Speaking Engagements

"Employment Law Webinar Series - Part 2: The Frightening State of California Employment Law," Holland & Hart Employment Law Webinar Series, 10/27/2020
"Forces from the Front Line: A Conversation about COVID-19 (Part 2)," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, April 30, 2020
"A Cloud of Uncertainty Hangs Over Northern Nevada's Business Landscape Amid the Spread of COVID-19," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, March 26, 2020
"COVID-19 HR Support Group Webinar," Northern Nevada Human Resources Association, March 25, 2020
"Forces from the Front Line: A Conversation about COVID-19 (Part 1)," The Human Resource Connection, March 23, 2020
"Up In Smoke: Marijuana in Nevada Workplaces - Big Changes in 2020!," Northern Nevada Human Resources Association, November 2019
"Marijuana and Employment Law Updates," Nevada Contractors Association, November 2019
"Marijuana and the Workplace," LP Insurance Services Training, October 2019
"Marijuana and the Workplace," Pray & Company Training, October 2019
"Employment Law Matters: Nevada Employment Law Updates from the 2019 Legislative Session," NCET Expo, September 20, 2019
"Marijuana and the Workplace: Legal/Practical Updates," July 24, 2019
"Legal Update," 2018 Nevada State SHRM Council Conference, November 2, 2018
"Aspects of Drug Use in the Workplace," LP Insurance, August 22, 2018
"Dazed and Confused: Marijuana Issues in the Workplace," Nevada Economic Development Conference, August 21, 2018
"Emerging Drug Trends," Western Nevada College, August 20, 2018
"Marijuana in the Workplace," The Alternative Board, August 14, 2018
"Aspects of Drug Use in the Workplace," LP Insurance Services, Inc., May 15, 2018
"Legal Aspects & Liablity Issues for Employers," University of Nevada, Reno, March 2018
"ADA Fundamentals: Do the Right Thing, The Right Way," Nevada Association of Employers, November 14, 2017
"What's Hot in Employment Law," NCET Tech Café, August 16, 2017
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

Thomas Jefferson School of Law
J.D., 2003
  • Valedictorian, May 2003 Graduating Class
  • Thomas Jefferson Law Review, Executive Editor
California State University, Fresno
B.S., 1999
  • Valedictorian, President's Medal recipient
  • One of Fresno State’s Top 25 Athletes of the Century
  • Ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division 1 singles tennis

Bar Admissions

California
Nevada
RECOGNITION

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America© Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2020-2022
  • The Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year, Litigation - Labor and Employment - Reno, 2021
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Employment & Labor, 2009, 2011-2016
  • Nevada Business Magazine, Nevada Legal Elite/Top Rank Attorneys, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017-2022
  • Benchmark Labor & Employment, Labor and Employment Star West, 2019-2021
  • Northern Nevada Business Weekly, "Women in Business," 2007
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Civic Affiliations

  • Nevada Bar Association, Member
  • California Bar Association, Member
  • Washoe County Bar Association, Member
  • Clerked for Justice Mark Gibbons of the Nevada Supreme Court
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