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Damian R. Castaneda
San Jose, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Employment, Business and Real Estate
Univ of San Diego School of Law
I have a passion and love for what I do. At Castaneda & Company, we represent individuals and small businesses in the areas of business law, contracts, employment, fraud, and real estate. After I filed a lawsuit in October 2007 against Apple™ and AT&T over the iPhone™, I was featured on websites around the world including Businessweek.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, and the USAToday.com.
We have gone up against Stanford University, Google, Adobe, and Bank of America. Despite these big names, the majority of our clients are ordinary people and small business owners. We like representing the underdog and we like beating the...
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Inna Brady
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Business
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Constantin Roboostoff
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Stephen M. Fuerch
Pleasanton, CA Employment Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Medical Malpractice
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
I am an accomplished Business, Employment, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Arbitration & Mediation attorney. I represent plaintiffs and defendants throughout the East Bay, in a vast array of civil litigation matters.
With 40 years of experience I have an excellent track record both in mediation and in the courtroom. I am dedicated to obtaining the best possible outcomes for your legal disputes. Contact me today for a free consultation.
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Steven Edward Springer
Fremont, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Criminal Defense and Family
Santa Clara University
Help small to medium size companies navigate through a wide variety of legal challenges: formation, funding, governmental impediments, operational legal planning, merger and acquisition, employee relations, and labor compliance. All with the goal of litigation avoidance. Litigation in all California state courts and the Northern and Eastern U.S. District Courts of California.
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Ramsey Hanafi
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
201 Spear Street Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94105
Free ConsultationEmployment
Golden Gate University School of Law
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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Steven Michael Fink
San Jose, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 53 years of experience
(408) 256-2979
160 W. Santa Clara Street
Suite 1180
San Jose, CA 95113
Employment, Business and Civil Rights
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Though he began his career practicing Entertainment Law in Los Angeles, Mr. Fink and his wife traded the glamour of Hollywood for the San Jose area' s charms. That early exposure to big city, high-pressure civil cases has served him well, particularly when dealing with the complex issues involved in contemporary employment cases.
Mr. Fink is a partner in Mesirow & Fink, a small but energetic and creative law firm founded in 1976. Mr. Fink is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Boalt Hall, and he has six times been selected by San Jose Magazine as one of the...
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Daniel Velton
Sunnyvale, CA Employment Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
525 W. Remington Drive
Suite 106
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Free ConsultationEmployment
Santa Clara University School of Law
Daniel Velton began his legal career with the largest labor and employment law firm in the world. Using that experience, he brings valuable knowledge and perspective to his current practice, in which he exclusively represents employees in high-stakes individual and class action employment matters, including cases of unlawful discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, illegal pay practices and whistleblower retaliation.
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Hillary Johns
San Ramon, CA Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Golden Gate University School of Law
Ms. Johns is a civil trial lawyer who has tried more than one hundred cases to verdict. She is the managing partner for Hillary Johns, Trial Lawyer which maintains offices in Beverly Hills, the Bay Area and New York City. She graduated from Occidental College in 1990 and Golden Gate University School of Law in 1993 where she graduated with Dean’s List and class honors. She is licensed to practice law in California, the California Southern, Central and Northern U.S. Federal District Courts, the District of Columbia, Montana, New York, and the New York Eastern and Southern U.S....
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P. Bobby Shukla
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
UC Hastings COL
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Mark R. Figueiredo
San Jose, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Employment, Business, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Randall Aiman-Smith
Oakland, CA Employment Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment
I was fortunate. Despite never finishing high school or college, I was able – albeit with a lot of hard work – to gain admission to, and to excel at, one of the finest law schools in the country: U.C. Berkeley’s School of Law. While I was there, I was privileged to be an editor for the California Law Review and a Member of the Moot Court Board, advising on brief writing and appellate advocacy for other students. After I left law school, in my early years of practice, I taught legal writing and appellate advocacy at University of California,...
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William Bernard Reilly
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
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Jon Paul Webster
Concord, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Real Estate
John F. Kennedy School of Law and California State University - Sacramento
I am a former police officer and deputy district attorney in Contra Costa County. I received my Bachelor's Degree from California State University Sacramento and a Juris Doctor from John F. Kennedy University, School of Law.
As principal attorney of this firm, I guide the firm’s staff and manage major cases and matters on behalf of individual and business clients. I have tried numerous cases to verdict and have appeared before the California Court of Appeal, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Our firm practices real estate, labor and employment, and business litigation. Our firm also drafts wills, trust...
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James Hardin
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
UCLA School of Law
James Hardin is an experienced attorney who founded Hardin Law Group, an elite law firm, to fight for the rights of employees. After training as a business lawyer, James has focused his practice on representing employees in employment-related disputes regarding almost every imaginable issue, including cases or issues involving wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, medical leaves, employee benefits, privacy, class actions, and trade secrets.
With over 20 years litigation experience since graduating from the prestigious UCLA School of Law in 1999, James has recovered over $110 million in verdicts and settlements, in addition to obtaining many...
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Marlon L. Monroe
Oakland, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Employment, Civil Rights, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
St. Thomas University School of Law
Marlon Monroe brings a background of court battles and life experiences rarely found in employment law & civil rights attorneys. Prior to practicing law, Marlon taught middle school in Los Angeles for five years and worked in the music industry. After graduating from law school in South Florida, he began his legal career and moved back to Oakland, CA, where he practiced criminal defense for 15 years and became known as “The People’s Champion” due to his zealous advocacy, successful outcomes and representation of prominent members of the local community.
While cultivating his skills in the courtroom, Marlon also worked with...
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Ronald Harry Rouda
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 64 years of experience
Employment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Ronald H. Rouda, a San Francisco injury lawyer, is a founding partner at the firm Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn. For nearly 55 years, Attorney Rouda has been practicing law in California. He is a former president of the American Board of Trial Advocates and California Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Rouda has received the American Board of Trial Advocates’ Lifetime Achievement Award and California Trial Lawyer of the Year award, as well as numerous other honors. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Rouda is also a celebrated pianist. Contact his firm today to learn more.
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Linda Hendrix McPharlin
San Jose, CA Employment Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Employment and Arbitration & Mediation
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
After decades as a business and employment law counselor and successful trial attorney, Linda McPharlin has learned that the most satisfied clients are not those who win in court after bruising if not brutal years in litigation, but those who resolve disputes before litigation takes over their lives, and their finances. She now focuses her trial acumen and considerable negotiating skills on conflict resolution at the earliest possible stage, ideally before a lawsuit is even filed. For her employer clients, her conflict resolution practice takes many forms, with an eye to business realities as well as legal...
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Annie B. Banh
Oakland, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Employment, Civil Rights and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Dean Eugene Royer
Employment
New Coll of CA School of Law
Dean has advocated for employees since 2005. He is experienced in three areas of employment law: (1) wrongful termination, (2) wage and hour, and (3) leaves of absence. Dean represents employees in both the private and public sector. He has handled a variety of wrongful termination cases, including discrimination, retaliation, and whistle-blower matters. Dean also represents individuals who have claims regarding their pay (minimum wage, overtime, and unpaid wages), meal and rest violations, and sick leave violations.
Dean can represent you to negotiate settlements or pursue cases in court or arbitration when you have experienced:
* Race discrimination
* National origin discrimination
* Sex...
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Brian Barnhorst
San Jose, CA Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law and Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
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Joseph Andrew Creitz
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment, Consumer and Insurance Claims
Golden Gate University School of Law and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Since 1995, Joe has specialized in ERISA counseling and litigation. He has represented hundreds of ERISA benefit plan participants and beneficiaries, in individual benefits suits, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, and ERISA class action litigation. From 2003 to 2005 he represented the United States Secretary of Labor in ERISA litigation and investigations.
In 2012, Joe won the California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year ("CLAY") award. In 2019, Super Lawyers magazine ranked Joe among the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, after including Joe as an employee benefits Super Lawyer for 6 years running. In 2019, Best Lawyers magazine also...
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Maryam Abrishamcar
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Maryam Abrishamcar, Esq. is the Founder and Managing Partner at Abrishamcar Law Group, A.P.C.
She is a compassionate and adept attorney, serving clients throughout Northern & Southern California. With a neuroscience background and previous history in the pharmaceutical industry, she offers her clients a unique perspective. Attorney Maryam Abrishamcar is passionate about providing high level care and support to individuals who have suffered serious injury, including injuries to the brain (TBI).
Ms. Abrishamcar is proficient in the legal practices of car accidents, slip and fall cases, motorcycle crashes, dog bites, wrongful death, and employment law.
Maryam Abrishamcar earned her J.D....
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Ingrid M. Evans
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Employment, Consumer, Elder and Stockbroker Fraud
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Ingrid M. Evans is the founding partner of the Evans Law Firm. Ms. Evans is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, and was named as a Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2009. Ingrid Evans is a veteran in the courtroom and was previously undefeated in jury trials as a former Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco. Ingrid Evans is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts and is licensed to practice law in California, the District of Columbia, and New York. Ms. Evans has been named as a 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers...
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Lori Costanzo
San Jose, CA Employment Law Attorney
Employment, Business and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Since 1989, Lori has been practicing civil litigation throughout Northern California. She is experienced in civil litigation, professional malpractice, employment discrimination, labor and employment, personal injury, wrongful termination, and general business and contract disputes. Lori is licensed to practice law in both state and federal courts in California.
With more than 25 years of experience, Lori Costanzo has engaged in a broad range of complex civil actions; she has handled jury and bench trials in both state and federal courts, and has served as a fierce advocate for her clients in mediation and arbitration. Her experience extends to the judicial level...
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John Francis Hyland
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Employment and Civil Rights
Golden Gate University School of Law
John Hyland is a partner with Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP. He practices exclusively in the area of employment law. John was Of Counsel with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in the firm’s San Francisco office where he advised and represented companies in State and Federal court actions covering all areas of employment law, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, disability law, employee privacy, employee leaves, and wage and hour issues. John regularly conducts training seminars and presents on a wide array of employment law issues. Law & Politics Magazine selected John as one of its Northern California Super Lawyers...
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Patrick William Jordan
San Rafael, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Employment
Univ of Wisconsin Law School
With over 40 years experience, Mr. Jordan represents management in all areas of labor and employment law, from union avoidance, contract negotiations and arbitration to retaliation, discrimination, terminations and wage and hour class actions. Focusing on complex strategy issues and litigation, Mr. Jordan is known for his creativity, experience and courtroom skills.
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Jared M. Amory
San Jose, CA Employment Law Attorney with 5 years of experience
Employment, Business, IP and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
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Daniel Janjua
Santa Clara, CA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
(408) 314-0056
4677 Old Ironsides Drive
Ste. 310
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Trademarks
Daniel Janjua is an experienced multi-lingual attorney focused on corporate law, contract negotiation, corporate policy and compliance, regulatory response and compliance and Mergers and Acquisitions. He is eager to employ cutting-edge tools and technology to reduce legal cost and compliance expenditure. He has over 12 years of dedicated focus within the high tech and bio-tech industries with excellent research, writing, communication and presentation skills.
Daniel Janjua is licensed to practice law in California.
Specialties:
1- Mergers and Acquisitions;
2. Corporate policy and compliance, including, regulatory compliance;
3- Corporate Law;
4. Agreements: IP licensing, MSAs, SOWs, PSAs, employment, NDAs, severance, employment termination, indemnity,...
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Janelle J. Smith
Berkeley, CA Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Business
University of San Francisco School of Law
I help clients with their employment, business, and start-up needs. I also represent clients involved in civil litigation. Please contact me to find out how I can help you with your legal needs.
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Gina Szeto-Wong
Oakland, CA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Employment, Civil Rights, Family and Personal Injury
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Ms. Szeto-Wong completed her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley. She obtained her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and has been litigating civil rights, family law, and employment cases in state and federal court since 2012.
Ms. Szeto-Wong has a successful track record including favorable verdicts and awards in the millions of dollars. She is bilingual in English and Cantonese.
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Michael W. Stebbins
San Jose, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Employment, Business, IP and Trademarks
Santa Clara University
Michael Stebbins is a shareholder with Silicon Valley Law Group and the Chair of its Business and IP Litigation and Employment Groups. His practice focuses primarily on employment, intellectual property and commercial disputes. He has extensive litigation and trial experience in matters involving trade secret theft, employee solicitation, technology licensing, IP infringement, false advertising, earn-out issues, unfair competition, shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, trade libel, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour issues, and wrongful termination. He has also litigated complex matters involving real estate leases, construction contracts and insurance coverage.
A significant portion of Michael’s practice also involves...
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Inez Kim
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Employment, Elder, Family and Personal Injury
American Heritage University School of Law and Northwestern University School of Law
Inez Kim, Attorney at Law specializes in representing individuals in various areas of law. She is known for her mission to take a genuine interest in her clients and bring fast resolutions. Her clients appreciate her immediate feedback and strong communication skills. She understands the uniqueness of each cases and meets the clients' expectations. She also holds an MBA degree and bring to the table real world business experience. She is dedicated to bring commitment, integrity and positive results for all her clients.
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Jessica Riggin
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Employment
Columbia Law School
Jessica is a partner at Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP and specializes in litigating employment law cases on behalf of employees. From violations of wage and hour laws to sexual harassment and discrimination, Jessica has represented both individuals and groups of people in class actions. She also advises executives in pre-litigation matters such as severance agreements and employment agreements. If you have an employment law issue in the Bay Area, please contact her office today and set up a free consultation.
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Harry G. Lewis
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
351 California St
#600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Employment, Business and Immigration
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Harry G. Lewis is an accomplished Employment, Immigration and Business Law attorney with extensive trial experience. He represents private and public companies, non-profits, public agencies and individuals throughout California.
Harry partners with clients to find creative strategies that address their complex legal needs. He has an uncompromising dedication to excellence, providing attentive service and skilled advocacy, always focused on achieving the best possible results.
Harry received his B.A. from the University of Virginia. In 1991, he earned his J.D. from William & Mary Law School. Harry is active in the community, including serving on the Board of Directors for the Marin Humane...
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Mark Walter Hostetter
San Jose, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
181 Devine Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
Attorney Mark Hostetter has earned a reputation for creatively using complex law as a means to solve problems and achieve his clients' goals. Mr. Hostetter is proud to note that many of his clients are small business owners, immigrants, and people with disabilities asserting their civil rights. Mr. Hostetter is able to keep fees reasonable as an independent practitioner. However, we also have a network of top attorneys with whom we may associate if a case is unusually complex or goes all the way to trial, as in our recent discrimination case against the U.S. Department...
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Daniel Xuli
Walnut Creek, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 6 years of experience
(925) 932-2468
1255 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-7965
Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
As an San Francisco Bay Area labor and employment attorney at Littler Mendelson, I represent employers in all phases and types of employment litigation (e.g., wage and hour class actions, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misclassification, wrongful termination, etc.), provide advice and counsel to employers regarding their employment practices and policies, and create and present customized workplace trainings and presentations unique to employers' goals and company culture. My professional experiences outside of the realm of law are rooted in business, management, and accounting.
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Bruce James Highman
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Employment
Stanford Univ Law School
I specialize in representing employees in all types of employment cases. I have been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer each year from 2004 through the present. Only about five percent of the lawyers in Northern California earn the Super Lawyers honor. I have also been named one of the Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in Northern California from 2020 through the present. I have been lead counsel on a number of cases that have resulted in published precedent decisions, have participated in numerous trials, and have appeared as a guest lecturer on employment law issues....
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Yoshito Yamamoto
Sunnyvale, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Securities and Tax
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Ryan Joshua Vlasak
San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(415) 835-6777
220 Montgomery Street, Suite 870
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Insurance Claims
Temple Univ School of Law
Mr. Vlasak focuses his practice on civil litigation for plaintiffs, including habitability and wrongful eviction suits for tenants, as well as consumer, employment and personal injury actions. Mr. Vlasak earned his Juris Doctor degree from Temple University Law School in Philadelphia, where he was Staff Editor of Temple International and Comparative Law Journal.
Prior to his career as an attorney, Mr. Vlasak was an Adjunct Professor and taught courses including philosophy, ethics, and logic.