Nathalie S. Pettit

Associate

Nathalie S. Pettit represents employers insurance representatives and third party administrators in all areas of workers' compensation and labor and employment law matters including all state and federal courts, Hawaii Civil Rights commission, Equal Employment Opportunity commission, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division and Labor Appeals Board. Prior to joining Char Hamilton Campbell & Yoshida in 2008, Ms. Pettit was an Associate Attorney with Marr Jones & Wang practicing exclusively in the area of labor and employment law. Ms. Pettit began her career in 2001 as an attorney in the Unites States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Ms. Pettit came to Hawaii in 2004 as the Chief of International and Operational Law for the United States Army Pacific. Ms. Pettit later served as a labor law attorney for 25th Infantry Division. Previous military assignments include Special Counsel to the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and prosecutor at 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Ms. Pettit served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.

Education

• B.A., University of California San Diego, 1997
• J.D. (cum laude), Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2000

Admissions

• Hawaii State Bar, 2007
• California State Bar, 2000

Memberships & Civic Activities

• Hawaii State Bar Association (HSBA)
• California Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Professional Women's Network (Board of Directors 2008)
• HSBA Continuting Legal Education Committee
• HSBA Litigation Section
• HSBA Leadership Institute (Institute Fellow 2009)
• Society for Human Resource Management
• YWCA Leadership Academy
• Hawaii Education Matters

Military Awards and Decorations

• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Army Commendation Medal w/ OLC
• Army Achievement Medal

Lectures and Panels

• Lorman Education Services Seminar "Leaves of Absence" (2008)
• Project Management Institute Honolulu Chapter Lecture "How to Limit Liability for Employment Issues" (2008)