Sandra Jonas represents employers in a variety of sectors, including private industries such as transportation, banking, construction, real estate, health care, as well as government entities, higher education, and non-profits.
Labor experience, including union relationship management, representing employers in negotiations for collective bargaining agreements, disputes with the NRLB, administrative hearings, and appeals.
Obtaining injunctions against workplace harassment
Internal investigations into complaints of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment in the workplace and proposing good creative solutions.
In her experience as an associate general counsel for a large public university, she has experience with Title IX litigation and administrative hearings for disciplinary matters and other policy violations.
Emerging employment topics such as AI in the workplace, return to office, etc.
Responding to government agency inquiries for information and investigations.
Sandra’s practice includes litigating complex business disputes, including breaches of contract and fiduciary duty, embezzlement and fraud. She also has experience litigating matters arising under the FLSA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII and the NLRA. She represents clients in trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes. Sandra conducts internal audits to identify and resolve wage and hour issues. She is an experienced mediator, as well as in managing all aspects of litigation and has litigated in federal, state and administrative courts. Sandra's clients appreciate her dedication to their matters and timely communication.
Defended owner of media company in complex contractual dispute involving #MeToo allegations
Defended insurance company in complex contractual matter involving issues of ambiguity
Defended international software security company in contractual dispute involving complex commissions
Defended fracking company in numerous collective actions involving allegations of wage and hour violations
Defended electric company against charges of unfair labor practices from administrative hearing to circuit-level appeal
Argued motion for summary judgment in age discrimination matter and achieved dismissal with prejudice
University of Texas, School of Law (J.D.)
Order of Barristers
International Academy of Trial Lawyers Distinguished Achievement in the Art and Science of Advocacy
Best Overall Advocate, Show Me Challenge National Mock Trial Competition
Interscholastic Mock Trial
Texas International Law Journal, Development Committee; Staff Member
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Outstanding Performance in Legal Writing
Outstanding Performance in Oral Advocacy
Richard Grand Legal Writing Competition, First Place
Legal Process, Analysis and Writing, Honors Distinction
University of Leicester, U.K. (Master of Applied Linguistics and Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages with Distinction)
Thomson Rivers University, Canada (Bachelor of Music with Honors)
"Form I-9s, Privacy and Records Requests: New Supreme Court Ruling has Implications for Employers," (Author), Arizona Builders Alliance (March 10, 2020)