Since joining the firm in 1994, Ms. Bloomfield has worked on a variety of cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants in tort and personal injury litigation, and employment litigation as well as commercial litigation and legal malpractice defense. Ms. Bloomfield also represents clients in Consumer Protection Act claims, unfair competition issues, section 1983 civil rights litigation, trade secrets litigation and contract disputes. She also has spoken at CLE’s and in-house seminars on employment contract issues, ethical and conflicts issues, sexual harassment training and investigation and other employment issues. She has worked with various insurance companies as well as their insureds both in personal injury and employment defense litigation.

Defense Verdict on Trade Secret Claims. Represented the former CEO of Plaintiff and his new company in litigation to protect their newly developed technologies from the former employer's claim that the new technology was based on trade secrets stolen from the former employer. Successfully defended motion for preliminary injunction. After a three week trial, the jury found every one of the seven alleged trade secrets was not a trade secret allowing my clients to maintain ownership and capitalize on the new technology they had developed independently.

$3.4 Million Paid by Thurston County to Resolve Claims. Represented three deputy prosecuting attorneys in gender discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims against the county. The jury unanimously found in favor of each of the three clients on all discrimination and retaliation claims after over two weeks of trial. In addition to the $1.5 million damage award, the court awarded attorneys' fees and costs, and granted a multiplier, leading to a supplemental judgment of approximately $1.5 million. After Ms. Bloomfield successfully defending the County's appeal, and the appellate court affirmed the judgments, the County paid approximately $3.4 million to resolve the matter. Broyles v. Thurston County, 147 Wn. App. 409 (2008).

Dismissal of Claims Against Individual Defendants in Section 1983 Action for Discrimination in the Award of Contract. Ms. Bloomfield obtained orders dismissing all claims against individual defendants involved in the award of a public contract that was alleged to be motivated by race discrimination.  The claims against the sole remaining entity were then settled after a three week jury trial.

• 2008   Trade Secrets in Washington
             Tacoma Pierce County Bar Ass'n Year End Program
• 2008   Responding to Discrimination Claims
             WSBA Employment Law CLE "Making it Work at Work

• Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative
• Order of the Barristers
• Selected for inclusion in Washington Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2010
  
• President, Moot Court Honor Board
• First Place Mock Trial, 1994
• Regional Mock Trial Team, 1994
• First Place, First Year Appellate Advocacy  Competition, 1992
• Best Oralist, First Year Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1992
• First Place Client Counseling Competition, 1991