Alisa has a pragmatic approach to helping clients with employment, contract, and immigration compliance issues, as well as in handling commercial and employment disputes.
Overview
Alisa advises businesses in minimizing risk, managing challenges with their workforce and contractors, and when disputes arise, in handling litigation with a focus on finding the best possible outcome. Alisa understands the complex issues and challenges businesses face daily and provides business-oriented advice and representation.
Alisa is a member of Stinson's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force and is leading employers through the challenges of workforce issues during the pandemic. She has authored a number of client alerts and presented on COVID-19 related subjects. Alisa assists clients with a variety of business and employment issues, including contract drafting and disputes, restrictive covenants and noncompete agreements, tortious interference, trade secrets, and all variety of employment claims. Alisa also works with clients in achieving immigration compliance, conducts training, internal audits, and responds to government inspections and enforcement for Form I-9 violations. She also assists employers with internal employment audits and investigations. Alisa's litigation experience covers a wide range of business disputes, tort claims, and employee claims. Alisa also enjoys working with clients to create effective policies and handbooks tailored to their business.
Her clients come from the restaurant, oil and gas, energy, construction, aviation, health care and banking industries.
Experience
Alisa prevailed on summary judgment in federal court in an action asserting a breach of a technology licensing agreement, obtained dismissal of counterclaims and won a lost-profits damage award of more than $1.7 million.
She has led a number of restaurants and retail businesses through Department of Labor (DOL) wage and hour investigations, with results including no liquidated damages or civil penalties on back wage payments.
Alisa won a nearly $2.8 million damage award for an oil and gas services company in a noncompete and tortious interference dispute, and obtained a permanent injunction and award of attorneys' fees and costs for her client.
She won summary judgment on a wage payment claim alleging failure to pay wages under a contract, and has represented clients in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour lawsuits and collective actions, obtaining favorable settlements, including resolution before collective and class certification.
Alisa has defended multiple employment discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation claims in state and federal court, and before the Kansas Human Rights Commission and EEOC, obtaining many good outcomes including summary judgment for employers.
She represents construction and manufacturing companies in negligence actions and employee disputes, including OSHA whistleblower claims, having recently won dismissal of such a claim.
Alisa has successfully defended an aircraft manufacturer in a contract dispute, and has represented other aviation industry clients including aerial applicators and FBOs.
News & Insights
News
Speaking Engagements
"Employee Leave: Legal Requirements and Best Practices," LeadingAge Kansas, 2022
"COVID-19 and the Workplace: What Now?," LeadingAge Kansas, 2022
"COVID-19 – Safety, Returning to Work and Best Practices" Kansas SHRM, 2020
"Employment Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic", Client Webinar, 2020
"New Challenges for HR in the Year Ahead," Stinson LLP, 2014-2020
"Business Law Update" Stinson LLP, 2015-2020
"Handling Harassment and Discrimination, Health and Career" Panelist, EmpowerHER Conference for WeKan, 2018
"Deposition Challenges and Overcoming Obstructions," Kansas Women Attorneys Association annual conference, 2017
"Immigration Law in Employment: Importance of Form I-9 Compliance," Wichita Chamber of Commerce, 2016
"Ethical Dilemmas Employment Lawyers Face," Kansas Bar Association 2014 Employment Law Section CLE
"Immigration Compliance in Employment: Form I-9 and Colorado Requirements," Client Webinar, 2014
"Immigration Compliance in Employment: Form I-9 and Issues that Affect Your Business," Construction Group Presentation, 2014
Publications
Recognitions
Recognitions
Selected to the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America©
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
Alisa has been a member of several nonprofit boards of directors and has volunteered her time to the United Way as an allocations panel member.
Kansas Bar Association
Wichita Bar Association
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Kansas
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
University of Kansas, J.D.
- Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Publications Editor
- London Law Consortium Student
University of Kansas, B.S., Journalism, with distinction
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society
