Lynne Hook has been advising and defending employers in employment law matters for over 25 years. She counsels human resources and operations professionals on the legal aspects of employment policies and conducts training and workplace investigations. Prior to starting her own practice and working as a subject matter expert at Axiom Law, Lynne served as in-house employment counsel for a Fortune 500 hotel company with 70,000 employees, managing litigation throughout the United States and providing corporate HR advice. She also lived in Switzerland and worked as employment advisor for an international supply business. Lynne spent eight years at three different large law firms in Los Angeles litigating California employment disputes and providing employment law advice to employers. Lynne’s areas of expertise include California employment law, wage and hour law, human resources policies and procedures, employment discrimination awareness and training, and workplace investigations. Outside of work, Lynne is the School Board Chair at St. Frances X. Cabrini School in Los Angeles, a Board member at Family Promise of the South Bay, a Trustee at the Dan Murphy Foundation, and is the former Board Chair at St. Anne’s, a residential treatment center for at-risk pregnant and parenting teenage girls. She has also served as the co-chair of social outreach at American Martyrs Catholic Church and as a City of Manhattan Beach Library Commissioner. Lynne is married, with a son at University of Michigan and a daughter at Notre Dame Academy. Member, State Bar of California Member, Association of Workplace Investigators Member, LAX Coastal and Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce