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Thomas Griffin counsels and represents public and private employees and private businesses in a wide variety of state and federal employment matters including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, overtime, minimum wage, equal pay and other wage issues, contract issues, claims under Arizona’s paid sick leave laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), Charges of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Civil Rights Division of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, retirement/disability issues (including issues relating to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (“PSPRS”), the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (“CORP”) and the Arizona State Retirement System (“ASRS”)), administrative appeals and drafting, reviewing, negotiating and litigating restrictive covenants (including non-competition/non-compete and non-solicitation/non-solicit provisions, confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) and trade secret agreements), severance agreements, settlement agreements and other employment agreements.

Neil received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2002, and received his Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University in 2005. Neil is a graduate from the Arizona State University Civil Practice Clinic as well as the Arizona State University Lodestar Mediation Clinic. Following law school, Neil joined Yen Pilch & Landeen. His practice emphasizes employment law, administrative law and personal injury.. In representing many of Arizona’s law enforcement officers, Neil regularly responds to scenes of police officer-involved critical incidents, where he ensures that the rights of law enforcement officers are protected.  Neil has responded to numerous critical incidents and has handled hundreds of administrative investigations and disciplinary action appeals.  Neil also regularly represents clients in cases involving wrongful termination, EEOC discrimination charges and mediations, wage and overtime claims, whistleblower claims, public records requests and litigation, and other complex employment and civil litigation matters.. Neil has practiced and argued cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States District Court, the Arizona Supreme Court, the Arizona Court of Appeals, and the Arizona Superior Courts.  Additionally, he represents federal employees in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and before the federal Merit Systems Protection Board.. In June of 2009, Neil was awarded the pro bono “HIV/AIDS Law Project Team Award” for his commitment to providing legal services to the less fortunate.  He has also taught Continuing Legal Education courses on police use of force issues and related ethics.

I have, for more than 29 years, represented individuals and business in a wide range of employment and business related legal matters including complex wage claims, breach of contract, trade secrets, unfair competition, employment discrimination and wrongful termination.  As part of that representation, I present in-house seminars explaining federal and state laws governing payment of waes and employer/employee conduct in the workplace.. In addition to my practice in employment and business related legal matters, I have extensive experience representing individuals in personal injuryand wrongful death matters.  I also offer private mediation services.  My experience, both as a litigator and as a judge pro tem who has conduct dozens of settlement conferences, provides me with unique insight into the dynamics that occur during a mediation.  I use that experience and insight to assist parties in reaching a final, acceptable, resolution to their issues.. When I am not practiciing law, I spend time traveling.  I enjoy visiting other countries as well as different regions of the U.S.  I also enjoy golf although I really cannot claim to be very good at it!

Edmundo Robaina has been an employment lawyer for nearly 28 years. Edmundo regularly advises and represents individuals and business clients in wage and hour cases, employment contract matters, and discrimination, hassment, retaliation and wrongful termination cases under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and other federal and state laws. Throughout his career, Edmundo has successfully represented clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts, in administrative cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the United States Merit Systems Protection Board, and in mediation and arbitration. He also regularly represents state, county and municipal employees in disciplinary and certification matters.. Edmundo has been rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell since 2014, and has been recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers since 2017, and The Best Lawyers in America since 2018.

Dave Kresin has received a variety of awards over his career.  Most recently, he has been recognized as a Southwest Super Lawyer since 2021 and was recognized by Chambers and Partners in 2024 as one of only six Band 1 lawyers in the category of Arizona Labor & Employment (Mainly Plaintiffs). He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Arizona Employment Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section.. Dave represents employees and small businesses in employment litigation including discrimination, retaliation, medical leave denial, restrictive covenant enforcement, unpaid compensation disputes, and wage and hour violations. He is licensed in the state courts of Arizona, Kansas and Missouri, as well as the U.S. District Courts for Arizona and Kansas, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Dave is very experienced in federal courts, state courts, private arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. His trial experience includes: a federal court jury verdict on behalf of an employee for unpaid commissions, minimum wage, and overtime violations; a federal court jury verdict on behalf of an employee who was denied minimum wage and overtime compensation and terminated in retaliation for objecting to the violations; a state court jury verdict on behalf of an employee terminated in retaliation for reporting violations of Arizona law; an arbitration award on behalf of an employee who was terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act after the employer refused to accommodate his disability; an arbitration award on behalf of an employee deprived of his commissions; a jury verdict on behalf of a corporation against a director/former employee who breached his fiduciary duties to the company; a jury verdict on behalf of individual defendants accused of race discrimination; a jury verdict on behalf of individual plaintiffs on contract and conversion claims; an arbitration award on behalf of two corporate executives on breach of contract and statutory wage claims.. Dave has presented on a wide variety of employment law topics and authored articles relating to federal employment law issues including:. Co-Presenter, "Lessons Learned from Recent Jury Trials", Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2024. Co-Presenter, "Best Practices and Ethical Considerionats for the Initial Consultation", Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2022. Presenter, "How to Manage ADA- and FMLA-Related Leave", National Business Institute, June 2021. Presenter, “The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act: Arizona’s Current Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Law”, Referrals Royale Network Luncheon, December 2019. Co-Presenter, “Employment Restrictive Covenants including Non-Competes, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Use Agreements: What’s Enforceable and What is Not”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2016. Co-Author, “2013 Update re: Fee Applications (Article 10.8)”, Arizona Employment Law Handbook, October 2013. Presenter, “The OSHA-Administered Whistleblower Laws”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2011. Presenter, “Updates on the FMLA and ADA”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2009

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Phoenix and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Phoenix and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Phoenix and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Phoenix and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Phoenix and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Phoenix and surrounding areas.