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ELIMINATING ISSUES BEFORE THEY BECOME EXPENSIVE LEGAL PROBLEMSAs an employment attorney, for over 25 years my goal is to eliminate my clients’ employment claims and problems quickly, so they can stay focused on running their businesses. I have seen how relatively minor issues can escalate into expensive lawsuits if not dealt with, quickly and decisively. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS & TRADE SECRETS I specialize in restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation where I help clients enforce restrictive covenant agreements; prevent employees from taking critical confidential information to compete against clients; and help clients avoid unfair competition lawsuits when hiring employees from competitors. Additionally, I work with employers to draft confidentiality, non-solicitation and restrictive covenant agreements to fit their unique needs.WAGE AND & LAW I represent employers against individual and class action wage and hour cases in areas such as overtime exemptions, meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock and rounding claims, and independent contractor status. I counsel employers on overtime claims, sales commission claims and agreements, independent contractor claims and agreements and executive and incentive compensation agreements. And I ensure that my clients are compliant with the wage and hour laws.SEASONED EMPLOYMENT LITIGATORI have litigated thousands of cases in state and federal courts and in arbitration forums on wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, ERISA, whistleblower, retaliation and sexual harassment claims, occupational and safety and health enforcement, and breach of contract actions. EXPERIENCED COUNSELOR ON PREVENTIVE MEASURESI also counsel employers on personnel policies and procedures, contracts and measures to avoid litigation. I have counseled thousands of employers in hiring and firing employees, and in investigating claims of harassment and have avoided lawsuit virtually every time.

Listed skills include Litigation, Employment Discrimination, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and 12 others.