Chari J. Young

Ms. Young is of counsel with HROI, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the law firm Lathrop & Gage LLP.  HROI counsels and consults with employers on the full range of human resource issues, conducts independent investigations and provides dispute resolution services for harassment, discrimination and other serious employee complaints and develops and conducts management and supervisory training on HR-related topics for companies throughout the country. Ms. Young also is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the HR Certification Institute.

Prior to joining HROI in 2007, Ms. Young was in private practice with a local law firm, counseling and training clients on employment law issues, acting as defense counsel in lawsuits and administrative filings and in various other cases. Ms. Young served as law clerk to the Honorable Carlos Murguia, United States District Court Judge from 2003 to 2006.

Court Memberships

• Kansas
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Honors

• Barrister in KCMBA Inn of Court, 2002-2003
• The Urban Lawyer, Research Editor, 1998; Staff Member, 1997
• UMKC Law Review, Staff Member, 1997-1999
• Kappa Delta Pi Education Fraternity

Professional Affiliations

• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• Reid Institute Member
• Society for Human Resource Management Member
• Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Past Co-chair, Volunteer Attorney Project Committee
• Guadalupe Centers, Inc., Board Member and Personnel Committee Co-chair, 2002-2005
• CASA Volunteer, 1996
• Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation, Alumni

Publications

• Law Review Note, Telemedicine: Patient Privacy Rights to Electronic Medical Records, UMKC Law Review, 1998
• Co-author, A Comprehensive Review of the 1997-98 U.S. Supreme Court, The Urban Lawyer, 1998
• Co-author, Additional Missouri Statutes Regulating the Employment Relationship, Vol. 37, Ch. 15, Missouri Practice Series (Westlaw) 2005