Top Employment Lawyers Near Me in Palo Alto Area

Stacy has an expertise in all aspects of employment law. She litigates wrongful termination claims, wage and hour independent contractor and exemption misclassification claims, unpaid bonuses and commissions, severance pay disputes, breach of contract actions, alleged unfair competition and theft of trade secrets, sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation cases. Stacy also prosecutes and defends representative actions under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).. Stacy has tried cases in superior court, federal court, arbitration and administrative proceedings. Stacy also advises employees and employers regarding employment contracts, executive compensation packages, and severance agreements. Stacy conducts wage and hour audits for employers and counsels start-ups regarding best practices for new entities.. Prior to founding Berman North LLP, Stacy was a Partner at Pierce & Shearer LLP with Scott Berman where she practiced employment law and business litigation.

My goal is to be efficient and practical. I emphasize specific, context-based, strategic counseling, risk-pathway analysis and dispute resolution focusing on employment and business relationships. My practice normally involves disputes and strategic planning involving multiple inter-related parties, including employees, investors, officers and directors, and all aspects of employment dynamics, from hiring through operational counseling and termination.. As a lawyer and a member of the California State Bar, my conduct is regulated by
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I've been helping businesses meet their corporate legal and business litigation needs for 30 years.  I love to serve my clients and take pride in helping them reach their goals.

I primarily represent employees in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, fraud, and contract matters.  I also review and prepare employment contracts, NDAs and severance agreements, and assist clients in negotiating severance packages.  I advise employers on employment contracts, disciplinary actions, policies and handbooks, unemployment insurance claims, and other employment matters.. I represent clients in California state and Federal courts and have appeared pro hac vice in Nevada and Virgina Federal courts.  I have appeared before administrative agencies including the California Labor Commissioner/Division of Labor Standards Enforcement; California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board; San Francisco Rent Board; and the Contractor's State License Board. I have represented clients in binding arbitration with JAMS and AAA.

I have extensive experience in employment, business and real estate litigation.  In 1997, I graduated Order of the Coif (top 10%) from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley.  I clerked for the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney of the United States District Court, Northern District of California in 1999 and the Honorable Robert Boochever of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2001. I practiced insurance law as an associate with Sonnenshein Nath & Rosenthal and employment law as an associate at Heller Ehrman.  I focused on real estate litigation while working with Tour-Sarkissian Law Offices in San Francisco.  I joined Pierce & Shearer LLP in June 2004, where I continue to litigate employment, real estate and business cases.

Gary Gansle joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's labor and employment law practice in 1998 where he provides clients expert counseling and litigation skills on a wide range of employment law issues. Mr. Gansle also established and manages his firm's nationwide employment law training practice. Mr. Gansle is a defense attorney and does not represent individual plaintiffs as his practice is focused exclusively on representing corporate clients.