Top Labor Lawyers Near Me in Santa Barbara Area

Trevor D. Large is a founding partner of Buynak, Fauver, Archbald & Spray LLP, practicing in all aspects of business, employment/labor, hospitality, employer benefits, public entity, energy and environmental law. In addition to counseling business on best employment practices, and handling an array of employment and labor law issues, Mr. Large represents clients in contract review and negotiation. Mr. Large also has a strong litigation background. This experience with litigations allows Mr. Large to counsel his client as to how best to avoid litigation, and also guide them through the process, should litigation become necessary.

I am a California attorney practicing exclusively in the employment benefits (ERISA) and employment law area. My goal is to help employers use the powerful tool of tax-qualified and other benefits to attract and retain quality employees.  My client base includes for-profit and non-profit organizations ranging in size from a handful of employees, to several thousand.   I also have a number of clients who are benefit brokers and advisors, and whom I help navigate legal compliance issues including federal health care reform and HIPAA privacy, security and breach disclosure issues.

Garry M. Tetalman has practiced law in Santa Barbara since March 2003. Since that time, Mr. Tetalman has specialized in employment litigation – representing employees in both class action and individual cases – ranging from complex wage and hour class action litigation, race and gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination. Mr. Tetalman was formerly a partner with Anticouni & Associates. The Law Office of Garry M. Tetalman was created on June 2, 2006, when Mr. Tetalman decided to open his own practice.. Before coming to Santa Barbara, Mr. Tetalman specialized in large scale construction defect actions, bad faith, breach of contract and employment matters.. Mr. Tetalman received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, in May 1999, and was admitted to the California Bar, the California Courts of Appeal and the United States District Court in December 1999. While in law school, Mr. Tetalman was a member of the Entertainment and Sports Law Journal. Mr. Tetalman obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles in June 1996. Prior to his undergraduate studies, Mr. Tetalman grew up in Santa Barbara and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in June 1992.

Born Los Angeles, California, December 1, 1956.Admitted to State Bar of California, 1984; Admitted U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1985; Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, 1994.Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1977); Santa Barbara College of Law (J.D., 1983).Member: State Bar of California; Santa Barbara County Bar Association.. Delegate First Barrister's Club; Judge Pro Tem, Santa Barbara Superior Court, 1989 to 2005. Legal Aid Project Outreach Attorney, 1984 to present.. Past Member: American Bar Association (Panel of Arbitrators);. Consumer Attorneys of California; and California Public Defenders Association, and California Applicants' Attorneys Association.. Since 1984, my law practice has been located in the same office in downtown Santa Barbara in the beautiful La Arcada Building.. I'm available and waiting for your call! Please let me help you with your legal problem!

Before establishing Anticouni & Associates in 1979, Bruce Anticouni worked from 1971 until 1974 as a trial attorney for the National Labor Relations Board.  From 1974 until 1979, he was Employment Counsel and later, Vice President and General Counsel, of a New York Stock Exchange company which employed over 50,000 Employees in over 1300 retail locations throughout the United States.. Mr. Anticouni obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from California State College at Long Beach and his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.  He is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals, United States District Court, California Supreme Court, California Court of Appeal and the California Bar.  Mr. Anticouni has served on the Board of Directors for a number of for-profit and non-profit organizations.  He is a member of National Employment Lawyers Association, California Employment Lawyers Association, National Lawyers Guild, National Employment Law Project, American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Ventura County Bar Association and Workplace Fairness.  He serves as a Settlement Master in the Santa Barbara Superior Court.Mr. Anticouni has received a LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® rating of AV Preeminent®.  AV Preeminent® is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers and judges rank him or her at the highest level of professional and ethical excellence. He was once again named one of the California’s top rated lawyers by the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle in 2013-2017. Mr. Anticouni is a "Superb" (10.0 out of 10.0) by AVVO and recognized as one of the top 100 employment lawyers by the National Advocates in 2015.. Mr. Anticouni serves as a Special Settlement Matster in Santa Barbara Superior Court.

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Attorney David Secrest is admitted to practice in all state courts in California, the United States District Court of California, Northern District, and Central District. Mr. Secrest received a BA in Political Science from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco.. After several years in the trenches as an insurance defense litigator primarily in the Bay Area, Mr. Secrest started his own firm focusing on employment litigation. In 2011, Mr. Secrest relocated his firm and family to Santa Barbara, California. Mr. Secrest continues to practice employment litigation across the Central Coast and Southland, as well as the Bay Area.. Mr. Secrest is a member of the American Bar Association, and a number of County Bar associations, including Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Mr. Secrest has a Peer Rating of 4.4/5.0 (“BV- Distinguished”), according to Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Secrest has been a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association for 20 years.. For the past 30 years, Mr. Secrest’s practice has been exclusively dedicated to the representation of employees in discrimination and related employment claims and civil actions. Mr. Secrest has tried at least 15 cases to a jury verdict, conducted 1,000+ depositions, and litigated well over 2,000 cases to completion, either through settlement, arbitration or judgment. By way of brief example: Saccio v. Romasanta, 49 Trials Digest 19th 13, jury verdict of $545,777, including $400,000 in punitive damages, Santa Barbara (age discrimination, hostile work environment, $35,000 wage loss, judgment of $920,000); Conrad v. Montgomery-Sansome Ltd. LP, 11 Trials Digest 11th 14, jury verdict of $930,000, including $350,000 in punitive damages, San Mateo County (constructive termination, $50,000 unpaid commissions); and Nichols v. Goodyear, 8 Trials Digest 3d 9, jury verdict of $368,000, including $200,000 in punitive damages, Santa Clara County (constructive termination, $9,000 unpaid commissions). Mr. Secrest recently settled a discrimination case against a major financial institution on behalf of a disabled employee for $5,000,000, and has achieved multiple settlements in excess of 7 figures.. Mr. Secrest also represents clients on appeal, and has completed such representation in 14 appellate cases to conclusion in the First District Court of Appeal, State of California; 3 cases in the Second Appellate District; 2 cases in the Fourth Appellate District; 12 cases in the Sixth Appellate District; and 3 cases before the California Supreme Court.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.