Work Options for Women Appoints Snell & Wilmer Attorney Christine Garrison To Board of Directors

DENVER - May 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Work Options for Women’s mission is, “to help impoverished women gain the skills and confidence they need to work their way out of poverty and become gainfully and permanently employed in the food service industry.” Work Options for Women offers a 13-week training course to impoverished and homeless women that prepare them for gainful employment in a prep or line cook position in the food service industry. Its program is focused on assisting women who are ending their dependence on welfare, particularly those who are threatened by lifelong poverty and homelessness.

In her legal practice, Christine is concentrated in commercial litigation. She has experience handling business disputes, including employment, real estate, insurance, franchise litigation and appeals. Christine’s specific experience includes defending employment discrimination, wrongful termination and wage and hour claims; enforcing covenants not to compete and other post-termination covenants; prosecuting trademark and copyright infringement claims; defending premises liability and personal injury claims; litigating mechanic’s lien and other real estate disputes; and resolving contract disputes through mediation, arbitration and litigation. Christine has trial experience in state and federal courts and in arbitrations. She also has substantial experience drafting and negotiating employment agreements and employee severance agreements, and counseling clients regarding employee termination and wage and hour issues.  Christine is actively involved in the Denver legal and business community, and she is committed to improving the lives of impoverished and disenfranchised men and women in her community.

Christine graduated from the University of Illinois in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in journalism and earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2004.