Berkeley Employment Lawyers

Employment lawyers often handle litigation involving claims of minimum wage or overtime violations, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, or wrongful termination. They also can negotiate contracts and advise employers and employees on their rights and obligations.

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Jane Kow

Employment Lawyer Serving Berkeley, CA

(415) 796-2785

California Employment Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience

New York University School of Law9th Circuit, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and California

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Len Watkins

Emeryville, CA Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience

(510) 788-0675 1900 Powell Street
Suite 840
Emeryville, CA 94608

Free ConsultationEmployment, Antitrust, Business and IP
University of San Francisco School of Law

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A resident of Oakland, Len spent much of his legal career with prestigious, top-ranked, San Francisco law firms. Mr. Watkins brings the same level of expertise, and standard of excellence, to his practice in the East Bay. Focusing on consumer bankruptcy and business law, Mr. Watkins’ depth of experience and training include: A Masters of Business Administration, concentrating on finance, from the University of California, at Davis A stock brokerage license (inactive) from the National Association of Securities Dealers A California Real Estate Broker’s license Previous Experience Business Attorney Norris & Norris (now...

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Eric Francis Pierson

Oakland, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience

(917) 940-0202 355 50th Street
Oakland, CA 94609

Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Stanford University

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Eric Pierson is a practical and results-oriented attorney with over twenty-five years of in-house and law firm experience and a proven track record of success as a strategic partner and trusted advisor serving for-profit and nonprofit entities. Eric has deep expertise in general corporate matters, nonprofits, employment law, commercial transactions and crisis management, with a special focus on managing union organizing drives and contract negotiations for nonprofits that respect labor rights. He offers strong experience in litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, environmental, compliance, product liability, artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity and ediscovery as well. He is fluent in cross-border issues and...

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Mark Lain Venardi

Oakland, CA Employment Law Attorney with 31 years of experience

(510) 832-4295 1418 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612

Employment, Maritime and Personal Injury
UC Hastings COL

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Mark Venardi was born in 1962 in Seattle, Washington. He was raised in Peoria, IL, a Midwest blue collar town. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and proudly served from 1980 through 1985. He spent the first two years on a sea going tug performing search and rescue and marine law enforcement from the Grand Banks to the Windward Passage aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa, which was the Coast Guard vessel that performed the rescue in “The Perfect Storm.”

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Ike M. Kaludi

Albany, CA Employment Law Lawyer

(415) 967-4900 828 San Pablo Ave
Ste 109
Albany, CA 94706

Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp

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Attorney Ike Kaludi and the experts at California Law Group have represented hundreds of injured victims and employees throughout California. He handles all stages of litigation and insurance negotiations to help you and your family deal with the serious and complex legal challenges affecting your livelihood and well-being.

Recognized for his professionalism and service, Ike has earned top ratings on Super Lawyers, Avvo, and other client and peer review sources, and received many positive reviews and referrals from those we have served. Ike possesses extensive experience in a variety of legal areas and insurance practices, including:

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Tracy Catherine Lemmon

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(415) 518-6684 180 Grand Avenue
Suite 1380
Oakland, CA 94612

Free ConsultationOakland, CA Employment Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Employment
UCLA School of Law

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Anderson Franco

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(415) 727-1832 1 Embarcadero Ctr
#2860
San Francisco, CA 94111

Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Employment, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

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Call me today at 415-727-1832. I am dedicated to getting the best and maximum outcome for my injured clients. When someone has experienced injury, the last thing they want to worry about is a lawsuit - that's why I try to remove all possible stress and anxiety for them. After nearly a decade of experience, I am confident in my expertise and my clients are extremely satisfied with their results. I pride myself on clear communication, efficient processes, and optimal outcomes. I decided to become a lawyer when I was young. My family member was seriously injured and did not get...

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Michael Paul Ehline

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience

(888) 400-9721 50 Francisco St
#460
San Francisco, CA 94133

Free ConsultationEmployment, Elder, Personal Injury and Products Liability
UWLA

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Getting banged up in a Los Angeles accident can happen at any time. You could also have an injury at sea on a floating city like a cruise ship. Your injuries could occur in any other city or town in California. It may be from the neglect of some another entity, or individual's negligence. Their failure to exercise due diligence or foresight means that you are entitled to receive compensation for the injuries and other damages you incurred. Whether you're involved in an auto collision, motorcycle accident, pedestrian run down. You're emphatically urged to obtain sharp, expert legal services of...

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Vincent Tong

Oakland, CA Employment Law Attorney with 14 years of experience

(855) 866-4529 1999 Harrison Street
18th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

Employment, Business, IP and Trademarks
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Vincent Tong is an award winning, community oriented lawyer. He is the founder of TONG LAW, an employment business law firm located in beautiful downtown Oakland, California. Vincent exclusively represents employees in employment litigation and businesses in business-to-business disputes. In his business transactions practice, Vincent counsels individuals on forming and growing their social ventures. Connect with Vincent online at www.tong-law.com.

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Scott Kalkin

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 39 years of experience

(877) 374-7270 369 Pine St
#820
San Francisco, CA 94104

Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEmployment, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law

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If you are trying to obtain disability benefits because you are unable to do your job as a result of an illness or injury, my law firm can assist you. We can also help with any type of insurance claim that has been wrongfully denied whether it be medical insurance, homeowner’s claims, property damage or personal injury claims. Mr. Kalkin has practiced in the areas of Long Term Disability, ERISA Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Appeals and Insurance Bad Faith for over thirty-five years. In 1989 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and...

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Robert W. Ottinger Jr.

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 33 years of experience

(800) 668-7984 535 Mission St
14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Free ConsultationEmployment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

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Ottinger Employment Lawyers specializes in protecting the rights of employees and fighting injustice in the workplace. For over a decade we have represented current and former employees in their pursuit of fair treatment and compensation. We challenge illegal labor practices in companies of all sizes. We help employees benefit from the rights guaranteed to them under state and federal law.

Our firm handles all aspects of employment law including:

Overtime Pay Recovery
Employment Discrimination
Retaliation
Sexual Harassment
Severance Package Negotiation

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Stephen R. Jaffe

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 54 years of experience

(415) 618-0100 1 Sansome Street
Suite 3500
San Francisco, CA 94104

Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEmployment and Arbitration & Mediation
Wayne State University Law School

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Erik J Christensen

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience

(415) 516-2760 548 Market St.
Ste. 41750
San Francisco, CA 94104

Employment, Appeals and Business
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and University of California - Irvine

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Erik Christensen litigates, and provides counsel on, corporate and employment issues in California and the District of Columbia. His experience includes working as a senior associate at top-ranked global law firms, including Littler Mendelson and Greenberg Traurig. Before this, Erik externed at the California Supreme Court and the First District Court of Appeal, two of the most prestigious opportunities provided to law students in California. Erik also served as a law clerk for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Victim Impact Program (sometimes referred to as the “Special Victims Unit.”) His experience includes years of service with the 101st Airborne’s...

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Arkady Itkin

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 18 years of experience

(415) 295-4730 100 Pine Street
Sutie 1250
San Francisco, CA 94111

Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of the Pacific

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Since 2007 our office has been dedicated to representing San Francisco and Sacramento area employees and victims of serious injuries in a wide range of employment, wrongful termination and injury cases. Individual approach to each client and each injury or employment case is what distinguishes us from other attorneys, as we recognize that each case is as different as each person who has been either injured or aggrieved by their employer.

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Taylor N. Burras

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 14 years of experience

(415) 984-9662 2 Embarcadero Center
5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

Employment and Business
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

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Taylor Burras is a Labor and Employment attorney. Her practice focuses on the hospitality and insurance industries.

Taylor has experience counseling and litigating on behalf of employers in matters relating to discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination, reduction in workforce, hiring, leaves of absence, and wage and hour issues. She has also handled matters before the Employment Development Department (EDD), Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the National Labor Relations Board. Taylor has successfully represented hotels, resorts and restaurants in numerous general and employment litigation matters. In the insurance industry, she has defended large insurance companies...

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Qiaojing Ella Zheng

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 13 years of experience

(415) 463-8987 50 California Street
Suite 1538
San Francisco, CA 94111

Employment
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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Ella Zheng is the Managing Partner of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices and Chair of the firm’s Asian American Litigation and Finance Practice Group. In 2022, she was recognized as a Rising Star by Law360 and named an “Asian Leader Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal. She has earned a spot on Super Lawyers’ Northern California Rising Stars list every year since 2016 and was named among the Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in California by The National Trial Lawyers. In 2018, Ella was honored with the Tribute to Women Award...

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Bryan Jeffrey Schwartz

Oakland, CA Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience

(888) 891-8489 1330 Broadway, Suite 1630
Oakland, CA 94612

Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals and Civil Rights
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

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Bryan Schwartz is an Oakland, California-based attorney dedicated to helping employees protect their rights in the workplace. He has fought prohibited discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, obtained reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, vindicated whistleblowers' rights, and ensured that corporations pay workers all wages they are owed. He has successfully litigated individual and class action complaints nationwide, helping to recover millions of dollars for thousands of employees, forcing corporations and Government agencies to change their practices and punish wrongdoers. Bryan Schwartz is also one of the few Bay Area-based attorneys with extensive experience representing Federal employees in their unique Merit Systems...

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Ramsey Hanafi

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 16 years of experience

201 Spear Street Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94105

Free ConsultationEmployment
Golden Gate University School of Law

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I have been practicing employment law and business law since 2009. I primarily represent Plaintiffs in individual and class action cases in wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, hostile work environment, unpaid commissions, misclassification cases, independent contractor cases, and many others. I practice all over the State. Wherever you are, I can be there. My experience with small business clients and technology startups also provides me with a unique background in the intersection between employment law and business. I have experience litigating and consulting with business clients on numerous transactional issues; intellectual property (trademark and copyright);...

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Richard J Vaznaugh

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience

(415) 593-0076 505 Sansome St Ste 850
San Francisco, CA 94111

Free ConsultationEmployment
UC Hastings COL

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For the last 27 years ago I have focused my practice on representing workers from executives to rank and file in claims against their former and current employers. I maintain a limited case load to make sure each case gets the attention it deserves. I am highly experienced, so you can be sure you have the right lawyer to take on your civil employment dispute. I try to make a real and positive difference for each client by honest advice and advocating vigorously and ethically for you. Personal: After living in several countries and several states as a child, at 18, I...

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Daniel L Feder

San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience

(415) 391-9476 332 Pine St., Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94104

Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Personal Injury and Stockbroker Fraud
University of California - Los Angeles

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Law Firm Specializing in Employment Discrimination and Harassment and Personal Injury Cases. The Law Offices of Daniel Feder consistently provide consumers and employees with top-quality attorney representation. Mr. Feder represents employees in discrimination, harassment and whistleblower lawsuits against their former employers. He also practices in the area of personal injury and medical malpractice. He provides representation on a contingency basis. He offers free initial one hour consultations to the public. The Law Offices of Daniel Feder is dedicated to providing employees in California with access to top-quality representation in disputes with their former employers. Mr. Feder has spent more...

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Erika Angelos Heath

SAN FRANCISCO, CA Employment Law Attorney with 15 years of experience

(415) 426-7850 369 PINE ST STE 410
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

Employment, Appeals, Civil Rights and Consumer
Northeastern University School of Law

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Getting her start in the trenches as a legal aid attorney, Erika has years of experience in seeking justice for employees and consumers against unfair practices. She has fought off debt collectors, obtained justice for wrongfully terminated employees, and untangled thorny credit reporting issues. She has taken on local government for refusing proper restroom access to transgender people. In 2015, she even had a federal court declare a state's garnishment statute unconstitutional for violating the rights of low-income debtors.

Whether your case is just starting, or whether you are up on appeal, Erika has the experience and...

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