Ms. Bredehoft, a native of Northern Minnesota , has been successfully trying cases in state and federal courts in Virginia and the District of Columbia for 22 years.

Ms. Bredehoft has been honored to be included in The Best Lawyers In America every year since 1997. She was named by Washingtonian magazine as one of the "Fifty Best Lawyers in Washington" in 1997, one of the "Forty Top Lawyers Under 40" in 1998, one of the “75 Best Lawyers” in 2002, and listed as one of the “Top Employment Lawyers ” in 2004. Ms. Bredehoft was also featured as one of 12 top Employment Lawyers in the Washington Metropolitan Area in Legal Times in April 2004 and in 2006 was featured in Virginia Super Lawyers and listed as one of the “Top 10 Virginia Super Lawyers . ” In 2003, Ms. Bredehoft received the honor of being inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor limited to the top 1% of attorneys in each state and in 2005, Ms. Bredehoft was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a membership limited in the United States to 500 trial attorneys under the age of 70.

Recent verdicts in business, employment and discrimination/civil rights cases include: Hyland v. Raytheon Company, et al., At Law No. 221038 (Fairfax Cir. Ct., Oct. 2005)(Represented former Senior Vice President in defamation, fraud and tortious interference - $3.5 million verdict, reduced to $1.875 million); Jackson v. Government Micro Resources, Inc., et al., At Law No. 57849 (Prince William Cir. Ct., Dec. 2004) (Represented former President and CEO in defamation and breach of contract - $6.2 million jury verdict; reduced to $1.5 million, $5.5 million judgment reinstated by Virginia Supreme Court, Jan. 2006); Scott v. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 03-1435-A (E.D. Va. 2004)(pregnancy discrimination, retaliation, FMLA and constructive fraud -- jury verdict valued at $2.2 million; reduced to $675,000; $350,000 awarded in attorney's fees and costs); Luba v. Motient Corporation,  Claim No. 16199 00077 03(AAA Arbitration, May 2003)((Breach of Change in Control Agreement, $203,625.27); Moore v. United International Investigative Services, C.A. No. 01-1886(E.D. Va. 2002)(Defamation and Conversion - $254,460.01 verdict, conversion claim dismissed on post-trial motions, $200,000 defamation verdict upheld by Fourth Circuit );  Swinton v. Broadwing Communications Services, Inc., C.A. No. 00-1605(E.D.Va. 2001) (Breach of contract – change in control provisions for Internet backbone Chief Architect transferred to work on the Last Mile - $350,854.15 verdict – value of vested stock options at time of attempted exercise); Pasko v. Broadwing Communications Services, Inc., C.A. No. 00-1631(E.D.Va. 2001) (Breach of contract – change in control provisions for Internet backbone Manager and Designer transferred to work on the Last Mile - $290,335.44 verdict – value of vested stock options at time of attempted exercise); Stiles v. Town of Leesburg, et al., C.A. No. 00-628 (E.D.Va. 2000) (Section 1983 Whistleblower action by former Chief of Police of Town of Leesburg terminated for reporting illegal acts of Town Manager and Council Member--$3.1 million jury verdict, $261,000 awarded in attorney's fees and costs); Davison v. FastComm Communications Corp., At Law No. 159733 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 1998) (Represented former COO and Director in breach of contract for stock options - $1.288 million jury verdict); Shaw v. Titan Corporation, C.A. No. 96-325-A (E.D.Va. 1998) (Gender, age and race based discrimination of white male, $465,000 verdict, reduced to $415,000); Hetzel v. Prince William County, et al., C.A. No. 94-919 (E.D.Va. 1995, 1998)(Race and sex discrimination and retaliation in the Prince William Co. Police Dept. -- $750,000 verdict, $186,000 court award of attorney's fees, liability upheld, on remand from U.S. Supreme Court retrial on damages, $45,000 damages, $69,000 attorney's fees and costs); Grier v. Titan Corporation, C.A. No. 95-900-A (E.D.Va.1996) (Retaliation and wrongful termination/ constructive discharge -- $635,000 verdict, after second trial $829,500 verdict, reduced to $27,500, $95,351.94 awarded in fees and costs); Robinson v. The Hill, C.A. No. 1:96CV02067 (D.D.C. 1998) (Race based termination, $100,000 verdict, $118,000 attorney's fees and costs award); Berman v. The Washington Times Corporation, C.A. No. 92-2738 (D.D.C. 1995) (Sex discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation in advertising department -- $789,000 jury verdict, October 24, 1997, $200,000 awarded in attorney's fees).

Significant medical malpractice verdicts include Tyler v. Molchon (Fairfax Co. Cir. Ct. 2000) ($1.3 million verdict for wrongful death “suicide by cop” against psychiatrist who prematurely released decedent, upheld by Virginia Supreme Court, 2001);  Johnson v. Kaiser Permanente (Fairfax Cty. Cir. Ct. 1993) ($950,000 verdict for emotional distress where grandmother was misdiagnosed with AIDS).

Recent presentations by Ms. Bredehoft, made by invitation of the sponsoring organizations, include: “The Plaintiff's Guide to a Successful Jury Trial” (National Employment Lawyer's Association “NELA,” June 2006); “Trial Tactics in Employment Litigation” (Virginia CLE, May 2006); “Effective Closing Arguments” (Virginia Trial Lawyers' Annual Convention, April 2006); “Ethics in Litigation” (VWAA, March 2006) “Litigation Strategies and Trial Tips in Employment Law Cases” (Georgetown Univ., November 2005); “Lessons Learned” (VA CLE, November 2005); “Discovery & Effective Settlement Strategies” 14 th Annual Employment Update (VA CLE, May 2005); Defamation and Fraud in the Business Context, 23 rd Annual Business Torts Update” (VA CLE, April 2005); “The Significance of the Human Resources Investigation in a Hostile Environment Claim: The Plaintiff's Perspective” (SMU/Virginia Bar Association, Labor Relations and Employment Law Annual Conference, June 2004 and Virginia Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, September 2004); “Winning Employment Trial Tactics” (VA CLE, May 2004);“Rapid Fire Motions in Limine” (National Employment Lawyer's Association “NELA,” June 2003); “Whistleblowers: Public Servants or Public Leeches?” (SMU/Virginia Bar Association, Labor Relations and Employment Law Annual Conference, June 2003); “Virginia Point and Counterpoint – 2003: Friendly Adversaries Exchange Fire on Current Litigation Strategies” (Virginia Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Annual Conference September 2003); “Hot Topics: 15 Things You Should Know About Recent Developments in Employment and Labor Law and Have Been Afraid to Ask” (VA CLE, Fall 2002); “Trial Tactics in Employment Litigation” (Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, April 2002); “Sexual Harassment in the Millennium” (Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, April 2002); “How Plaintiff's Lawyers Choose Cases” (CLE presentation, February 2002); “Virginia Wrongful Termination in the New Millennium: The Plaintiff's Perspective” (MWELA and D.C. Bar Conference, January 2002); “Evaluating and Pursuing An Employment Discrimination Claim: The Plaintiff's Perspective” (Georgetown University Law Center, October 2001); “Warp Speed in the Millennium: The 25 Year Gold Watch is Extinct: (Virginia Bar Association, Labor Relations and Employment Law Annual Conference, October 2001); “Preparing for a Jury Trial” and “Multiple Choice for Judges” (Fairfax Bar Association Annual Meeting, October 2001); “A Review of Noteworthy and Sizeable Employment Verdicts Rendered in State and Federal Courts in Virginia and Elsewhere” (Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, September 2001); “Wrongful Termination in the New Millennium: The Plaintiff's Perspective” (Virginia Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, September 2000); “Hot Issues in Medical Malpractice” (CLE presentation, July 2000); “ The Interplay Between FMLA, the ADA and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act” (Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 2000); “Litigation Issues for the New Millennium: The Plaintiff's Perspective” (Virginia CLE, April 2000); “Examination of Expert Witnesses” (George Mason Inns of Court, February 2000).

Ms. Bredehoft is a co-author of "The Law of Wrongful Termination in Virginia ," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Fall 1996) and is a contributing editor to the Handbook of Virginia Employment Law (Virginia Law Foundation, 1997 to present).