Education
University of Arizona, J.D., 1999 (top 25% of class)

ARIZONA LAW REVIEW – Executive Note Editor (1998-99), Writer (1997-98)

Kalamazoo College, B.A., 1995



Court Admissions
Arizona, 2001

Oklahoma, 2000

United States District Court, District of Arizona (2001)

United States District Court, District of Oklahoma (2000)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2002)

Gila River, Hopi, Navajo, Pascua Yaqui, Quechan, Tohono O'odham and White Mountain Apache Courts
Erin E. Byrnes
Erin E. Byrnes
Of Counsel
erin@berkelawfirm.com
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Government Liability; Employment Law; Education Law; and Indian Law.

Ms. Byrnes' primary areas of practice are in government liability, employment law, and Indian law. Her government work focuses on litigating employment law issues and defending civil rights claims. In the course of her employment law practice, Ms. Byrnes has represented the City of Phoenix, Pinal County, Maricopa County, the City of Flagstaff and various other government entities, including public schools and universities, in cases involving Title VII race, gender and religious discrimination claims, Americans with Disabilities claims, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. In her work with schools, Ms. Byrnes has often acted as general counsel, and handled personnel matters as they arise in collaboration with her clients. This work has included representing clients at the administrative level – before the ACRD, EEOC and the NLRB – and in litigation – before tribal, state, and federal tribunals.

Ms. Byrnes also has an active civil rights defense practice, in which she litigates 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and 1985 cases involving claims made pursuant to the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. This area of her practice has focused on representation primarily in federal court and often involves employee issues or prisoner claims.