Katya M. Lancero / Associate Attorney
katya@burnsbarton.com
Main Line: 520-241-5363
2201 E. Camelback Road Suite 360
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Professional Experience
Katya counsels and defends employers in numerous employment-law matters, including discrimination in the workplace, disputes regarding restrictive covenants, wage and hour compliance, leave disputes, paid sick leave, and medical marijuana in the workplace. Katya also regularly drafts and revises employee handbooks for employers.
During law school, Katya served as a Third Year Writer on the Arizona Law Review, competed in oral arguments at a national moot court competition, and participated in the employment law clinic.
Education and Honors
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., Dean’s List, 2014)
• Arizona Law Review, Third Year Writer
Boston College (B.A., English, 2009)
• La Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla, México (Study Abroad, 2008)
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 2015
Professional and Civic Activities
State Bar of Arizona, Employment and Labor Section, CLE Fall Seminar Committee (2019, 2021), CLE Luncheon Committee (2019-2020)
Arizona Asian American Bar Association, Member (2015 – present), Treasurer (April 2018 – March 2019), Member of the Board of Directors (2016 – present)
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member (2016 – present)
James E. Rogers College of Law Board of Visitors, Member (2020)
State Bar of Arizona Bar Leadership Institute (Class of 2020-2021)
