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Jonathan Hafen has extensive experience in federal and state courts with employment law issues including discrimination claims, trade secret disputes, breach of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, as well as wage claims. Following his clerkship with the Honorable Monroe G. McKay of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Hafen practiced for three years at the Chicago office of Sidley & Austin. While at Sidley & Austin, Mr. Hafen spent significant time representing Commonwealth Edison on employment and regulatory matters. Since joining Parr Waddoups in 1995, he has handled numerous employment cases.

Representative clients for employment issues include Rotech Healthcare, Inc., Flanders Corporation, MountainWest Telecom, eCollege, Timpanogos Wireless, and Star Buffet.

Mr. Hafen has published and lectured widely on a variety of topics including legal ethics, litigation strategy and employment contracts and covenants not to compete. He has authored or co-authored articles appearing in The Harvard International Law Journal, St. John's Law Review, The Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, The BYU Law Review, and the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy. Most recently, Mr. Hafen co-authored "The Law and Economics of Post-Employment Covenants: A Unified Framework," which was published in the George Mason Law Review.

  NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

• "39 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named As 2008 Legal Elite", Press Release, January 15, 2008
• "Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named Super Lawyers by Corporate Counsel", Press Release, January 15, 2008
• "15 Parr Waddoups Attorneys Named 2007 Mountain States Super Lawyers", Press Release, June 28, 2007
• "Parr Waddoups Ranks As Leading Utah Firm 5 Consecutive Years", Press Release, June 27, 2007
• "Complaints Over English-Only Workplaces Increase", Employment Law360, May 23, 2007
• "$2.38 Million Jury Award In Defamation Suit Against Access Microsystems", LexisNexis Mealey's Litigation Report Employment Law, January 2007
• "Technology Integration Group Wins $2.38 Million Jury Verdict for Itself and Three Former Employees", Business Wire, December 22, 2006
• "Employer may prorate bonus during FMLA leave", HR Magazine, December 2006
• "38 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named As 2007 Legal Elite", Press Release, November 27, 2006
• "ADA Mental Illness Claims Increase in the Workplace", The Corporate Counselor, October 2006
• "Making Reasonable Accommodations for Employees With Mental Illness Under the ADA", Employee Benefits Plan Review, September 2006
• "ADA Protection for Employees with Mental Illness", Best Practices in HR, August 19, 2006
• "28 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named Legal Elite in 2006", Press Release, January 2006
• "Naive or Desperate? Investors continue to be swindled by investment schemes.", Financial Services Journal, March 2004
• "The Law and Economics of Post Employment Covenants: A Unified Framework," George Mason Law Review, 2003.
• "The Race to Res Judicata ? A Practical Look at the First to File Rule," Utah Federal Bar Association Newsletter, October 2001.

  SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Panelist, half-day CLE on expert testimony under applicable State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (2004).