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Tanya M. Schierling
 

401 B Street, Ste. 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
(t) 619.231.0303
(f) 619.231.4755



Tanya M. Schierling
Partner

Practice Areas

Noteworthy Experience

  • Obtained defense verdict and recovery of almost $200,000 in attorneys' fees and costs in 3 week jury trial over $4 million contract dispute involving a wind energy park in Palm Springs.
  • Prevailed in three week bench trial in lease dispute, achieving $500,000 judgment plus over $300,000 in attorneys' fees and costs.
  • Prevailed on summary judgment defending successor employer against former employer's claim of trade secret misappropriation.
  • Successfully obtained preliminary injunction against former employee for trade secret misappropriation.
  • Negotiated favorable settlement following jury trial in family property dispute.
  • Litigated and arbitrated numerous franchise and distributorship disputes.
  • Defense and successful resolution of numerous employee claims including harassment, wage and hour, wrongful termination, and other labor code violations.
  • Counseling and advice to employers on a wide range of employment issues including discrimination claims, workplace investigations, accommodations for disabilities, family and medical leaves of absence.
  • Litigated contentious real estate partnership dispute through several week arbitration and on appeal.

Education

  • George Washington University National Law Center, cum laude, 1995
  • Dartmouth College, undergraduate degree in Government, cum laude, 1992

Professional Affiliations and Admissions

  • Member of the California State Bar Association
  • Member of the Maryland State Bar Association
  • Member of the San Diego County Bar Association
  • Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, four years active duty service with extensive trial and advisory experience
  • Domestic Violence Clinic, George Washington University Law School
  • ROTC scholarship; German work and study abroad