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Practice Areas
Noteworthy Experience
- Lead trial counsel on multiple wrongful termination, wage & hour, class action, harassment, whistleblower, breach of contract, real estate, and related claims.
- Successful trials, arbitrations and mediations, including multi-million dollar construction disputes, breach of asset purchase agreements, class action litigation, medical partnerships, collection actions, and various other commercial disputes.
- Counsel to national retailers, franchisees, private and public companies (large and small).
- Daily consultation regarding hiring, firing, termination, accommodation, leaves, and related issues.
- Experience in executive compensation.
- Participation in numerous administrative proceedings.
- Dismissal of class action claims against flooring subcontractor
- Summary Judgment on Disability Discrimination claim against Regional Banking Institution
- Summary Adjudication of Cross-claim resulting in monetary settlement to defendant in breach of contract and tort action
- Resolution of class action claims against national furniture retailer
- Resolution of age discrimination claim brought by DFEH on behalf of employee, against national food product retailer
- Judgment and attorneys fees after 4 day unlawful detainer trial on behalf of commercial landlord
- Victory after trial and appeal of multi-million dollar dispute between adjacent landowners/developers
- Successful and efficient settlement in hundreds of proceedings
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
- George Washington University's Elliot School of International Affairs, undergraduate degree, cum laude
Professional Affiliations and Admissions
- Member of the California State Bar Association
- Member of the San Diego County Bar Association
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rated
- Selected for inclusion in San Diego Super Lawyers® - Employment & Labor, Business Litigation (2008)
- Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
- Member of the Order of the Coif
- American Jurisprudence Award for Appellate Litigation
- Associate Editor, Emory Law Journal
- Adjunct Law Professor, Cal Western School of Law, Advanced Legal Drafting
- Department Head of Labor and Employment Practice
Community Affiliations
- Vice-Chair of Western States Civil Rights Division, Anti-Defamation League
Publications and Speaking Engagements
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