Areas of Practice

• Employment Law - Employee/Plaintiff
• - Employee Rights - Employee
• - Wage and Hour Disputes
• - Minimum Wage, Prevailing Wage, Lunch and Rest Breaks
• - Fair Employment and Housing Act
• - Employment Discrimination
• ---- Age Discrimination
• ---- Race Discrimination
• ---- Sex Discrimination
• ---- Sexual Harassment
• ---- Pregnancy Discrimination
• ---- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• ---- Religious Discrimination
• ---- National Origin Discrimination
• ---- Disability or Illness Discrimination
• ---- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Discrimination
• - Whistleblower Retaliation
• - Wrongful Termination - Employee
• Consumer Protection/Warranties
• - Auto Dealer Fraud/Lemon Law
• - Collections, Foreclosures, and Repossessions
• - Unfair Debt Collection Practices
• Contract Disputes
• - Disputes with Home Solicitation Contractors
• - Disputes with Vocational Schools
• - Student Loans
• Construction Law, Construction Contracts , and Housing and Construction Defects
• Class Actions - Plaintiff
• Civil Rights
• Constitutional Law
• - Freedom of Speech
• - Freedom of Religion
• - Defamation and Privacy
• Civil Litigation
• - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims - Plaintiff
• - Land Use and Zoning
• - Landlord/Tenant Disputes
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Mediation
• Business and Commercial Law

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 1996
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1996

Education

• Cal Northern Law School, Chico, California
  J.D.
  
  
• University of California, Berkeley, California, 1969
  B.A., with honors
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Pro Bono Service Award, State Bar of California

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California Employment Lawyers Association
  
  
• National Association Consumer Attorneys
  
  
• Work Training Center (WTC, Inc.)
  Board Member
  
  
• Forest Ranch Community Association
  Board Member
  
  
• KZFR Community Radio
  Volunteer
  
  

Birth Information

• 1947, San Fransisco, California, United States of America