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Stephen L. Schreiner
 

401 B Street, Ste. 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
(t) 619.231.0303
(f) 619.231.4755
Stephen L. Schreiner AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Partner

Practice Areas

Noteworthy Experience

  • Handled numerous administrative law and evidentiary hearing matters.
  • Lead attorney in numerous judge and jury trials and arbitrations of complex business, real estate, and employment cases.
  • Represented business owners and professionals in a variety of insurance coverage disputes and complex multi-party settlement negotiations.
  • Prosecuted and defended numerous disputes among corporate shareholders, officers, and directors, general and limited partners, and limited liability company members involving a wide range of contract, business tort, and unfair competition claims.
  • Handled litigation, including dissolution, wind-up, and accounting claim, among owners of legal, medical, and accounting practices.
  • Involved in a broad range of commercial and residential real estate lawsuits, including development agreement and construction contract claims, lease issues, land use and environmental matters, and expunging lis pendens.
  • Successfully defended employers in a variety of employment lawsuits involving allegations of discrimination, age, gender, race, and national origin, public policy violations and retaliatory terminations, wages and hours violations, and sexual harassment.  Conducted internal investigations and counseled corporate clients on compliance issues, employment policies, and employee handbooks.
  • Defended products liability, warranty, personal injury, and wrongful death claims on behalf of manufacturers of building materials, sporting goods, and other products.  Defended state-wide consumer class action involving allegations of false advertising and unfair competition.
  • Successfully defended numerous appeals in California courts of appeal, Ninth Circuit, and California Supreme Court.

Education

  • Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, J.D. 1983
  • University of California at San Diego, B.A. in Philosophy 1980

Professional Affiliations and Admissions

  • Member of the San Diego County Bar Association
  • Member of the California State Bar Association
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rated
  • Admitted to practice in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California and the District of Arizona
  • University of California Board of Regents – July 2005-07
  • San Diego County Bar Association  
         --     Boards & Commissions Committee – 2003 to present
         --     Labor & Employment Law Section – 1994 to present
         --     Attorney-Realtor Liaison Committee – 1991-96
  • California Continuing Education of the Bar Program Panelist
         --     Recent Developments in Civil Litigation
         --     Fundamentals of Civil Trial Practice
  • Chair, UC San Diego Chancellor’s Associates – 2004-05
  • UC San Diego Alumni Association – 1996-98
         --     President – 1996-98
         --     Executive Committee – 1992-98
         --     Director – 1991-98
  • Arthritis Foundation – San Diego Chapter
         --     Vice President – 1997-98
         --     Director and General Counsel – 1993-98
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers – San Diego Chapter
  • Federal Bar Association