Top Employment Lawyers Near Me in Redwood City Area

Since 1997 I have been representing clients in civil rights and employment litigation at the pre-trial, trial and appellate levels. My focus is on resolving disputes in a fashion that serves my clients' best interests.. Areas of practice include wrongful termination; discrimination/harassment/retaliation; wage/overtime issues; and employment contract negotiations and enforcement.. I also assist clients in litigating disputes under the Americans With Disabilities Act, ADA access and related California state disability and access laws.. Other areas of my practice include Property and Real Estate disputes, and whistle-blowing to government agencies.. Free fifteen minute consultations are given over the phone and/or in person. Depending on the case, I work either on a contingency fee basis or billable hour rate.. Forums In Which I Litigate:. California State Trial and Appellate Courts;. California Federal Trial and Appellate Courts;. California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.. Curtis

Laura received her undergraduate degree in 2003 from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, graduating Summa Cum Laude. After graduation, Laura went on to work as a paralegal at Latham & Watkins, LLP, in their Silicon Valley offices and later attended U.C. Hastings College of the Law, graduating with her J.D. in 2008. While at Hastings, Laura was the Executive Articles Editor of the Hastings Women's Law Journal and recipient of the Roger J. Traynor Student Writing Competition Award for her Note "On the Steps of the Mosque: the Legal Rights of Non-Marital Children in Egypt" (19.1 Hastings Women's L.J. 121 (2008)), inspired by her experiences living in Cairo, Egypt from 1994-1999.. During Law School Laura was a summer associate at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, as well as a law clerk (and later a contract attorney) in the office of the San Mateo County Counsel. Laura joined Camerlengo & Johnson in 2009, and was a founding partner of Bain Mazza & Debski LLP in 2011. Laura is a past-President of the San Mateo County Bar Association, and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association. She is also one of the co-founders of the non-profit Attorneys Backing the Community. She represents employees in employment litigation and injured parties in personal injury cases. She also attended a mediation course through UC Davis and now mediates employment cases as part of her practice.

I have over sixteen years of experience representing employees and people who have been injured in accidents. I am a founding partner of Bain Mazza & Debski LLP and I manage our Las Vegas office in addition to representing clients in our Bay Area office. I have handled all types of employment claims, including claims for sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and disability discrimination. I also represent people who have been seriously injured in automobile and other types of accidents.

George Camerlengo, Partner with Gray•Duffy, has more than 40 years’ experience as a civil litigator in the Bay Area. He specializes in employment litigation matters, including wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour claims, representing both employers and employees.. Mr. Camerlengo obtained his Juris Doctorate from University of San Francisco School of Law and his Bachelor’s Degree from Villanova University.. He served a one-year clerkship with the late Honorable Preston Devine, Presiding Judge of the California Court of Appeal of the First Appellate District. Mr. Camerlengo then served as a civil deputy district attorney for the County of San Mateo for nearly 10 years, handling civil rights claims, employment disputes, and constitutional claims in both state and federal trial and appellate courts on behalf of the County.. While in private practice, he has served as a San Mateo County judge pro tem, as well as a county hearing officer in educational matters, housing disputes and retirement board cases for the County. During his career, he has tried approximately 20 cases to verdict, as well as court trials, appeals, administrative hearings, and successfully settled hundreds of employment disputes for his clients.

Elise’s practice focuses on labor and employment counseling and litigation matters. She represents a variety of companies and industries in claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour claims, classification of exempt and non-exempt employees, and reductions-in-force matters.. Elise also represents clients in employment-related administrative hearings before the Department of Employment & Housing (DFEH), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Relations Labor Board (NLRB) and the California Labor Commissioner.. Elise conducts HR investigations, HR presentations and in-house training to promote respectful workplace practices. She authored articles on employment law for several publications including Smart Business, the Northern California Human Resources Association and the Human Resources Executive.. Elise’s practice also focuses on business and commercial matters.  This includes representing companies in business contract and intellectual property disputes.  With respect to Elise’s experience with intellectual property matters, she represents clients in trademark prosecution and copyright disputes, trademark and copyright infringement, and unfair competition.  She has published articles on trademark and copyright law for the Intellectual Property and Technology law journal and San Francisco Daily Journal.. Elise has trial experience in employment cases, business and commercial disputes and intellectual property matters.. Elise is a native of London, England.  She has lived in California for more than twenty five years.  She has an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley where she graduated summa cum laude in English Literature.  Elise received her J.D. from Golden Gate University in 1998.  Prior to forming her own law firm, Elise was a partner with the national law firm of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Redwood City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Redwood City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Redwood City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Redwood City and surrounding areas.