Top Wrongful Termination Lawyers Near Me in Santa Barbara Area

No matter the social setting, be it work or play, 90% of the people I've met introduce themselves and then identify what they do.  They don't identify the number of kids they have, or whether they are married or single.  They identify their jobs, their careers, or their line of work.. For better or for worse, our jobs and our careers define our lives.  It's where we spend most of our waking hours.. When something negative happens at work, it has a profound affect.  Many people live paycheck to paycheck, and any disruption at work can affect our ability to support our families.  It can also have a shocking affects on our view of ourselves. Our jobs are deeply personal.. This is why I practice employment law.

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.

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.

Experienced Wrongful Termination attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Wrongful Termination attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Wrongful Termination attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Wrongful Termination attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Wrongful Termination attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Wrongful Termination attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

Experienced Wrongful Termination attorney serving clients in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.