Brenna L. Wolcott

  1. People /

Brenna L. Wolcott

Brenna L. Wolcott

Associate

  1. People /

Brenna L. Wolcott

Brenna L. Wolcott

Associate

Brenna L. Wolcott

Associate

Denver

T: +1 303 866 0242

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Biography

Brenna is a member of the Employment and Labor Practice Group and has experience assisting her clients with a wide range of employment law issues, including discrimination, wage and hour compliance, workers’ compensation, and regulatory issues at the state and federal level. She is experienced in all stages of litigation, including responsive pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, arbitration, and trial. Brenna has successfully defended  international employers in employment litigation matters before state and federal trial courts. Her employment litigation experience includes representing employers in defense of claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Acts, the Family Medical Leave Act, and other state and federal discrimination, wage and hour, and workplace laws. She regularly assists employers with complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state agencies. Brenna also provides daily counseling and advice to employers on a variety of employment-related issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Brenna practiced labor and employment law at a national law firm

During law school, Brenna served as an articles editor for the Colorado Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Review journal, and as a teaching assistant in the legal research program. She also clerked at a national law firm and worked as an extern for the City Attorney for the City of Arvada.

Civic Involvement & Honors

  • Minds Matter of Denver, Inc.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Defense Research Initiative

Admissions

  • Colorado, 2015

Education

  • University of Colorado, J.D., 2015
  • University of Colorado-Boulder, B.A., 2011

Related Practice Areas

  • Employment & Labor

  • Investigations

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Employment Class & Collective Actions

  • Cross-border Employment Issues

Resources

Publications

  • "Out With the Old in With the New: Reforming Liquefied natural Gas Regulations," 26 Nat Resources, Energy, & Envtl. L. Rev. 140 (2014)

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