Evgenia Fkiaras

Evgenia Fkiaras is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco Office. 

Areas of Practice

Ms. Fkiaras's practice is in employment litigation matters.  She also has some background in real estate.  While in law school, Ms. Fkiaras clerked for Landerholm, Memovich, Lansverk & Whitesides, P.S., primarily on real estate and landlord/tenant matters. 

Education

• J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2006; Articles Editor of Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce, and Technology; Immigrant Families Advocacy Project volunteer; Moot Court Mediation Competition Finalist; Spanish Graduate Teaching Assistant
• M.Ed, University of Oregon School of Education, 2003; Spanish Graduate Teaching Fellow; Capstone Project: Heritage Learners in Second Language Classrooms
• B.A., English, Spanish with Honors, University of Oregon, 2002; magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Presidential Scholarship; Freshwater Biology Teaching Assistant
• Study Abroad Immersion in Hispanic Philology Department, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, 2000 – 2001; International Studies Abroad Scholarship

Clerkships

• Prior to coming to Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Fkiaras was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Emily C. Hewitt at the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC.

Admissions

• California

Languages

• Greek
• Spanish

Memberships

• Member, San Francisco Bar Association
• Hellenic Law Society
• American Hellenic Institute

Articles

• "The New Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Basics and Compliance Tips", Human Resources 2009 (Winter Edition)
• The Failures and Promises of Canada’s Alternative Compensation System for Private Reproduction of Copyrighted Recordings , 2 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech. 16 (Apr. 14, 2006) 
• Liability Under the Americans with Disabilities Act for Private Web Site Operators , 2 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech. 6 (Oct. 24, 2005)