Solely dedicated to employee-side employment law and litigation since 2004; fighting discrimination, harassment, retaliation and other unlawful employment practices. Consultative engagements relating to severance and exit strategy are routine projects, having representing 100s of Silicon Valley employees.

(650) 889-4090 Sutie 203
Santa Clara, CA 95134

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Guy Ellery Louie

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 24 years experience

(925) 234-1440 2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 100
San Ramon, CA 94583

Employment, Animal, Business and IP
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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John Francis Martin

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 44 years experience

(925) 937-5433 3100 Oak Rd
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Employment, Animal, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
San Francisco Law Sch

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Pablo Tagre

Stanislaus County, CA Employment Law Attorney.

(888) 597-9685 1500 Standiford Avenue, Building C
Modesto, CA 95350

Employment, Agricultural, Business and IP
Harvard Law School

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In founding the Tagre Law Office, Pablo A. Tagre drew from years of experience working as an attorney at prominent California law firms in order to provide his clients the quality of service they would expect from a larger operation at a more affordable cost than could be found at an overhead-intensive firm. Mr. Tagre has extensive experience helping small, medium, and large businesses with all areas of their operation – from initial business start-up, including incorporation, LLC formation, and partnership formation, to everyday concerns, such as contract negotiation, employment matters, owner disputes, litigation, corporate maintenance/annual meetings, and more. Mr. Tagre also...

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Mr. Dennis Anthony Sommese Esq.

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 31 years experience

(800) 782-6675 4219 ARDEN WAY
P.O. BOX 255308
SACRAMENTO, CA 95864

Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims, Military and Nursing Home
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and Seton Hall University

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Mr. Steven L. Derby

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 25 years experience

(925) 472-6640 1255 Treat Blvd. Suite 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury

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After 22 years as a trial attorney, I have decided to limit my practice to furthering the cause of disability access and ending disability discrimination in the workplace, at home and in public places. If you are disabled temporarily or permanently, you have special rights but no government agency to enforce them. If you think you have been the victim of discrimination, call us now for a free consultation.

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John H Bakhit

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 10 years experience

(877) 212-6907 1912 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95811

Employment and Business
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Carla Vanessa Minnard

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 21 years experience

(510) 479-1475 1850 Mt Diablo Blvd
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Employment
Golden Gate Univ School of Law

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Justin C. Lowenthal

Yolo County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 5 years experience

(530) 231-4949 Lowenthal Law Office
Davis, CA 95616

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, IP and Real Estate
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento

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I am a business attorney licensed by the State Bar of California and am a member of both the State Bar and American Bar Associations' Business Law Section. My practice focuses on working with emerging and developed businesses from various industries including internet and e-commerce, science, agriculture and technology, to formulate creative legal solutions through personalized representation.

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Jon Paul Webster

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 27 years experience

(925) 609-7600 1985 Bonifacio Street
Suite 102
Concord, CA 94520-2264

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Landlord Tenant and White Collar Crime
John F. Kennedy School of Law and California State University - Sacramento

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I am a former police officer and deputy district attorney. I have been in private practice since 1994. I bring the experiences I have gained to fight for my clients. Whether you have an employment, business or real property transaction or you are involved in a dispute, my firm will work diligently to represent you in negotiations, administrative, civil or criminal proceedings from initiation through appeal. I routinely represent both employees and employers in wage and hour and discrimination cases. I provide advice and represent individuals, corporations and limited liability partnerships and companies in real property matters...

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Youlet Ovrahim

Stanislaus County, CA Employment Law Attorney.

1300 K Street
Modesto, CA 95353

Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Civil Rights
University of California - Hastings College of the Law and University of Illinois College of Law

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Patricia Mary Kelly

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 34 years experience

(925) 258-9300 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230
Orinda, CA 94563

Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
Stanford University

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Susan Gail Cohen

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 31 years experience

(916) 541-0047 9521 Folsom Boulevard, Suite R
Sacramento, CA 95827

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Divorce and Family
University of California, Davis, School of Law

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Ian Barlow

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 7 years experience

(888) 997-5170 401 Watt Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95864

Free ConsultationEmployment, Consumer and Products Liability
University of California - Los Angeles

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Ian J. Barlow is an associate attorney whose practice focuses on complex litigation in federal and state courts, including wage and hour violations, product liability, mass torts, fraud, whistleblower lawsuits and consumer class actions. He was named a 2015 and 2016 Rising Star by Thomson Reuters. Prior to Kershaw, Cook & Talley PC and Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff LLP, Ian was an attorney at Churchwell White LLP, where his practice included labor and employment, public law and litigation on behalf of businesses and public entities. Ian also worked as a litigation associate at Wexler Wallace LLP, where...

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James Clifford Anderson

Stanislaus County, CA Employment Law Attorney.

(209) 667-2300 300 N. Palm St.
Turlock, CA 95381

Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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James practices in the areas of employment law for management, personal injury, and estate planning. James graduated from Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, where he graduated fifth in his class, With Great Distinction, and Order of the Coif. While at McGeorge, James completed a judicial externship with the Honorable Justice George Nicholson, at the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, in Sacramento. From 2011...

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Eric Olaf Nieman

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 29 years experience

(925) 330-2732 98 N Jackson Way
Alamo, CA 94507

Employment
Golden Gate Univ School of Law

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Gerald Emmett Brunn

Stanislaus County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 33 years experience

(209) 521-2133 928 12th Street, Suite 200
Modesto, CA 95354

Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
U of San Francisco School of Law

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San Francisco native Gerald E. Brunn holds Martindale-Hubbell‘s AV-Preeminent rating, confirming that he has reached “the height of professional excellence…and the highest levels of skill and integrity.” He represents clients in trials and litigation; personal injury and wrongful death cases; employment law; and business and corporate law matters. Mr. Brunn has served as a Special Master for the State Bar of California and is an adjunct professor at Chapman University and Modesto Junior College. He teaches Business Law, Employment and Labor Law, Constitutional Law, Legal History, and Political Science. Mr. Brunn received mediation training from the Straus Institute for...

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Arkady Itkin

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 9 years experience

(916) 720-0100 980 9th Street
Suite 1625
Sacramento , CA 95814

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.

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

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Richard Sordello

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 25 years experience

(800) 529-3080 770 L St
Suite 950
Sacramento, CA 95814

Employment, Administrative, Construction and Medical Malpractice
University of California - Davis and University of California - Davis

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Alex G Tovarian

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Attorney.

(916) 860-2721 2400 22nd Street, Suite 110
Sacramento, CA 95818

Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury

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California Personal Injury and Employment Lawyer & attorney, Alex G. Tovarian has got offices in San Francisco, Sacramento and San Jose. Call for FREE consultaion and appointment to sort out legal issues. Unlike other huge law firms with many different lawyers handling different aspects of your case, Alex G. Tovarian is personally involved in every case the firm handles from start to finish.

(415) 984-9990 425 California Street, 19th Floor San Francisco,
San Francisco, CA 94104

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Deborah Barron

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 25 years experience

(916) 486-1712 1900 Point West Way
Suite 202
Sacramento, CA 95815

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning

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Contact the Law Offices of Deborah Barron for a Free Initial Consultation. A full service Law firm providing prompt professional service to businesses and individuals at the lowest cost to the client. For plaintiff personal injury cases, sexual harassment and nursing home abuse, there is no fee until we recover. Formerly with the San Francisco Law Offices of Melvin Belli, the "King of Torts." Served with a summons and complaint? We may be able to obtain insurance coverage for you or file a cross-complaint for indemnity or contribution. From business start-ups, mergers and acquisitions to complex litigation, our goal is...

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John Bradley Stuckey

Alameda County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 15 years experience

(925) 705-4730 4471 Stoneridge Dr
Suite B
Pleasanton, CA 94588

Employment
Univ of Akron School of Law

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Beth Wolf Mora

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 16 years experience

(925) 820-8949 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 145
San Ramon, CA 94583

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Civil Rights and Elder
Golden Gate University School of Law

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Mr. John F. Martin Esq.

Contra Costa County, CA Employment Law Attorney.

(925) 937-5433 3100 Oak Road
Suite 230
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Employment

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Calvin Chang

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Attorney.

(916) 538-0225 980 9th Street, 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Employment

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George Steven Arata

Stanislaus County, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 39 years experience

(209) 522-2211 912 11th St #100
Modesto, CA 95354

Employment, Criminal, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Western State Univ

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Christopher Wayne Miller

Sacramento County, CA Employment Law Attorney. 22 years experience

(916) 956-6361 8698 Elk Grove Boulevard
Suite 1-264
Elk Grove, CA 95624

Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative, Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
Univ of San Diego School of Law

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Christopher W. Miller has been representing public safety officers, public employees and labor organizations throughout California for nearly 20 years. His practice involves labor and employment law as well as civil and administrative defense of peace officers. A former deputy district attorney, Mr. Miller is a seasoned trial lawyer with over 40 jury trials to his credit as a prosecutor and peace officer defense attorney. He is admitted to practice throughout California as well as the U.S. District Courts for California and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Miller has represented peace officers and other...

(916) 956-6361 9719 Lincoln Village Drive
Suite 501
Sacramento, CA 95827

(916) 956-6361 1700 I Street
Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95811

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Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.

This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.

Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.

Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.

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