Ms. Pasqualone is a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation Practice Groups, practicing primarily in the areas of employment law and business litigation. She regularly advises ‎employers on compliance with a wide variety of federal, state and local employment laws. She also provides emergency advice, preventative counseling, training, and ongoing employment guidance to HR Directors and in-house counsel.

Melanie Pate, a partner in the firm's Litigation practice group, focuses primarily on Labor and Employment issues. She spent 15 years working in the Arizona Attorney General's Office, including seven years as a Section Chief and Chief Counsel of the Arizona Civil Rights Division and nine years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Employment Law Section.

Mary Ellen Simonson has 30 years of experience in representing management in both the public and private sector in all aspects of employment relations. Her practice ranges from advising employers on litigation avoidance strategies and day-to-day issues in the workplace, to advocacy in federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and before the EEOC, DOL, OFCCP, NLRB, public entities, and arbitrators