Top Labor Lawyers Near Me in San Mateo Area

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Next Chapter Legal is founded by Maggie W. Trinh, Esq. (she/her/hers), who has almost a decade of experience providing employment law advice and counseling to individuals and businesses alike.. In addition to her counseling work, she has also litigated for many years on behalf of individuals, small non-profit organizations, and multi-national tech companies, winning trial court and appellate victories in both California state and federal court. This litigation background for a wide range of clients informs her practical, customized approach to employment law.. Maggie is active in her community as a school board member, housing advocate, and gardener.

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Chauvel & Glatt, April has built a boutique firm and provides excellent customer service focusing on all facets of businesses in the Bay Area and throughout the State of California.. April practices transactional and civil litigation foucsing on all aspects of Employment law--employer side only.  She helps businesses in all stages of the employment relationship from CA Labor compliance (counseling, handbooks, employment -agreements) through litigation, including PAGA and Class Action cases. She reprsents clients in front of California Administrative Agencies from the DLSE,CRD, OSHA, Retailitation Units and more.  She also handles other business related matters and transaction negotiations such asReal Estate lease negotiations (ex: commerical lease negotiations ), contract disputes.. She is a strategic thinker and advocate who is focused on providing exceptional customer service while solving and preventing legal problems. April has been selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers List and Top Women Attorneys every year since 2019.. April, a former prosecutor, worked as an Assistant State's Attorney in Illinois and as a Staff Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit in Illinois. She also worked for the San Diego District Attorney's Office.. Bar Admissions

Cary Kletter is an experienced trial attorney practicing in the areas of employment law, real estate, financial elder abuse, business litigation and civil rights, among others. Mr. Kletter, who has been working for law firms since 1993, was a general litigation associate with the Manhattan law firm Rosenberg & Estis prior to moving to the Bay Area in 2000. Mr. Kletter has represented corporate executives, businesses, classes of individuals, non-profit organizations and public entities in both Federal and State court as well as before administrative agencies such as the CA Labor Commissioner. Mr. Kletter has represented more than 10,000 litigants in California courts and in arbitrations.. Mr. Kletter has extensive alternative dispute resolution experience and has represented clients in numerous mediations and other ADR forums. He graduated from Brandeis University in June 1992, obtained a law degree from Hofstra Law School in May 1995 and also took classes at Harvard University and UCLA Online Extension. Mr. Kletter is licensed to practice law in the states of California and New York, and numerous federal districts including the Northern and Southern District Courts of California and the Southern and Eastern District Courts of New York.. Mr. Kletter was a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association and has received more than twenty awards for his work as an attorney. He is a member of the Million Dolar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Millon Dolar Advocates Forum. In October 2004, he was named Attorney of the Year by the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. He has also received comendations from the California Senate and the U.S. House of Representative. Mr. Kletter is also a California licensed real estate broker.

**Please note than any testimonials or endorsements found on this page do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your specific matter.. Katie has over a decade of experience practicing general civil and employment litigation, representing individuals and small businesses in litigation, arbitration and administrative proceedings before state and local agencies. Katie has successfully handled cases in state and federal courts involving a comprehensive array of claims, including wage and hour, breach of contract; workplace harassment; discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, national origin, religious creed, and other protected categories; retaliation; violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act; wrongful discharge; and others. She is a member of the state bars of California, Michigan and Massachusetts, and a member of the San Mateo County Bar Association. Katie obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan (1999) and her JD from The University of Michigan Law School (2002), where she served as Associate Editor for The Michigan Journal of International Law. She has completed academic externships in Seville, Spain and London, England, and both during and after law school, she has worked with non-profit legal organizations helping workers to defend their rights.. Katie also authored an article, with the assistance of her two partners, that was published in Plaintiff Magazine in June 2015. The article is titled "The Equal Opportunity Bully," and details the lack of effective legal measures to combat workplace bullying. Click here to check it out..When not assisting her clients, Katie enjoys traveling with her family, hiking Bay Area trails with her energetic dog, and training for endurance races.