Terminating an employee is a job no one wants to do, but it’s important that if you do it, you do it well. When done incorrectly, terminations can become your worst nightmare.

While it seems like a transactional process, terminating employees is often fraught with emotion. It has negative impacts on the employee being let go, of course; it also impacts your hiring managers, team members, employee engagement, and overall morale. By investing proactively in your team, you can curb the negative impacts and, at the end of the day, you’re investing in the power of your people.

Tom Owens and Fraser Mendel from Mendel Owens help us get all our legal ducks in a row with tools and options to address poorly performing employees and to lawfully terminate if appropriate.

Date/Time: Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 12pm PST

Location: This program is being held online via Zoom

Cost to attend is $15. The program will be recorded and available to registrants afterwards. Attendees will earn one CEU (continuing education unit) / certificate of attendance. Purchase Tickets below; the Zoom link will be emailed automatically upon payment receipt (check your spam folder).

Meet the Presenters

Mendel Owens is a boutique Seattle law firm representing clients from across the United States, Asia and Europe.  They bring decades of experience as attorneys with business backgrounds, who have deep experience with intellectual property, and know how to get the work done.

Tom has been representing clients for over 25 years. He is a construction and business lawyer with a strong background in design professional law and contract negotiation with a passion to help his clients build their businesses and negotiate good deals. Tom was an independent business person – electrical contractor – in the construction industry before he went to law school. Tom began in private practice representing construction owners and small businesses. He became General Counsel for a major multinational architecture firm early in his career. After 13 years with the architecture firm Tom transitioned back to private practice. His clients are predominately design professionals and independent business people or their companies. He has participated in negotiating several integrated project delivery contracts. Tom’s practice today includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating professional design services contacts.  He also consults and trains on risk management, he will help manage litigation and he can advise on compliance, business structure and entity formation.

Fraser Mendel has been representing clients for over 25 years in the United States, China, and other countries. He is a technology and business lawyer with a strong background in taxation, years of experience on the ground in China, and a deep passion for helping clients build their businesses. Many clients have been design professionals and technology companies in the United States, China, and Europe. Fraser frequently teaches, writes and speaks at events about international technology transactions and doing business in China. While he has worked on projects in many countries, he has particular expertise in China having been based in Beijing for 12 years and another 5 years in Taiwan.