Doug Plass Turns Chef Career Into Employment Law Practice 4 Years After 2022 Degree
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Updated · Idaho Business Review · Jun 10
Doug Plass Turns Chef Career Into Employment Law Practice 4 Years After 2022 Degree
1 articles · Updated · Idaho Business Review · Jun 10
Summary
Four years after joining Idaho Employment Lawyers in 2022, Doug Plass is handling employment disputes after an unconventional shift from chef and restaurant owner to attorney.
A University of Idaho College of Law internship helped drive the move, letting him apply his business-owner experience to workplace compliance and disputes for employers.
Plass previously earned culinary training in Seattle, later completed biology degrees at the University of Washington and UC Davis, and eventually ran a Stanley, Idaho, restaurant for 5 years.
That restaurant closed just before the pandemic, prompting him to take the LSAT and pursue law school as a way to combine his hospitality background with helping businesses solve problems.
Plass says he plans to deepen his employment-law expertise and focus more on helping clients avoid legal trouble before disputes arise.