Alex Wheeler represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation, with a background in civil litigation and legal research. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Alex served as a law clerk to Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and to Judge Veronica Rossman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Alex earned her law degree from UC Davis School of Law, where she served as a Senior Online Editor of the UC Davis Law Review. She also worked as a research assistant to Professor Thomas Joo, co-authoring an article on the Paycheck Protection Program that was published in the UC Davis Law Review Online.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Alex worked in film production as an assistant production office coordinator on the feature film Lean on Pete and as a production assistant on NBC Television’s Grimm.
Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College, where she graduated magna cum laude and captained the women’s Ultimate Frisbee team.
News & Events
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Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Third Attempt to Cancel VA Union Contract
A federal judge has ruled for a third time that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cannot terminate its collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees, which covers mo…
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1st Circ. Keeps Union’s Contract With VA Intact During Appeal
The First Circuit denied a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs request to shelve its contract with a union representing government workers during an appeal, while also pausing a lower court’s order that the VA …
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Keker, Van Nest & Peters Earns “Shout-Out” For Securing Injunction Restoring VA Union Agreement
Keker, Van Nest & Peters earned a “Litigator of the Week Shout-Out” from Law.com for securing a preliminary injunction on behalf of the American Federation of Government Employees’ National Veterans Affairs Cou…
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