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Mickell Jimenez

Partner

222 South Main Street, Suite 2200, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
P 801.799.5860 F 801.618.4226
OVERVIEW

Employers turn to Mickell for seasoned counsel to proactively handle labor and employment and litigation issues.

Mickell advises business owners and management on the full spectrum of employment issues that can impact an enterprise. She provides up-front guidance to help position businesses to effectively mitigate risk. When disputes arise, Mickell draws on her substantial experience in state and federal court to defend clients in litigation, administrative and regulatory hearings, and alternative dispute resolution forums.

Mickell brings 20+ years of experience serving as outside General Counsel to Cafe Rio, Inc. to help start-ups effectively manage the challenges and opportunities facing nascent businesses, particularly in the food and beverage industry. 

Before joining Holland & Hart, Mickell was a Director and Shareholder at Clyde Snow, where she was recently a member of the firm’s Management Committee and co-chair of the Labor & Employment group.

EXPERIENCE

Experience

Accommodations, Disabilities, Leaves
Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation and Litigation
Employment Litigation and Class Actions
HR Counseling, Compliance, and Risk Management
  • Employment Policies, Handbooks, and Manuals
  • Executive Compensation and Employment Contracts
  • Hiring, Discipline, Performance Evaluations, and Terminations
  • Non-Competes, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
  • Pay Practices and Independent Contractors
  • Workplace Investigations
  • Severance Agreements
PRACTICES

Practices

Employment Litigation and Class Actions
Trade Secrets and Non-Competes
Labor and Employment
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

News

Speaking Engagements

"Employment Law Training on Select Topics," Intermountain Donor Services, February 2019
"Leading the Speak-Up Culture," Central Utah Water District, February 2019
"The Speak-Up Culture: Workplace Civility," Central Utah Water District, February 2019
"Issues in Government Entity Employment," Employers Council, January 2019
"New Tools for a New Era: Sexual Harassment and the #MeToo Movement," University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, September 2018
"Weinstein and Beyond: Navigating the Workplace in 2018," University of Utah S.J. Quinney Law School Alumni, June 2018
"Weinstein and Beyond: Navigating the Workplace in 2018," First National Bank of Layton, April 2018
"Workplace Awareness: Weinstein and Beyond," Intermountain Donor Services, February 2018
"Workplace Awareness: Weinstein and Beyond," Gardner Company, January 2018
"Workplace Awareness: Weinstein and Beyond," Central Utah Water District, January 2018
"Workplace Awareness: Weinstein and Beyond," ADEA Employers Council, January 2018
"Workplace Awareness," Intermountain Donor Services, February 2017
"Personnel Files and Recordkeeping - Legal Compliance and Best Practices," Employers Council Legal Breakfast Briefing, December 2015
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

University of Utah College of Law
J.D.
University of Utah
B.S.
  • with Honors

Bar Admissions

Utah
RECOGNITION

Recognition

  • Utah Business Magazine, Utah Legal Elite, Labor and Employment, 2016-2019
  • America's Top 100 Attorneys, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
  • Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent® Rating
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Civic Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Utah Bar Association, Member
  • Salt Lake County Bar Association
  • Utah State Bar Fund for Client Protection Committee, Member, 2014-present
  • The Legal Council, Member, 2014-present
  • March of Dimes Utah Chapter, Board Chair, 2015-2016
  • March of Dimes Utah Chapter, Board Member, 2013-2015
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