Practice focuses on complex labor and employment litigation, including wage and hour, public accessibility and employment discrimination class actions. Represents employers in federal, state and administrative proceedings across the country. Counsels employers on all aspects of labor and employment law, and advises management on strategic and complex employment decisions.
Relevant Experience 
Defended clients in approximately 30 class action, collective action, and agency pattern and practice lawsuits. Significant representations include:Hohnbaum, et al. v. Brinker Restaurant Corp. (CA State) (class meal and rest break lawsuit)
Rotunno, et al. v. Brinker Restaurant Corp. (CA State) (class manager misclassification lawsuit)
Wittie, et al. v. Cinemark USA, Inc. (TX State) (class public accessibility and DTPA lawsuit)
United States v. AMC Entertainment, et al. (CA Federal) (national ADA Title III)
United States v. Cinemark USA, Inc. (OH Federal) (national ADA Title III)
E.E.O.C. v. Pinnacle Nissan, et al. (AZ Federal) (multi-plaintiff national origin harassment)
Trial experience includes collective action and multi-plaintiff jury trials, and has been lead counsel in multiple jury trials and arbitrations.
Traditional labor law experience includes defending employers in National Labor Relations Board hearings and pension contribution lawsuits, representing clients in collective bargaining agreement negotiations, and advising clients on pension underfunding challenges, labor arbitrations, contract interpretation matters, and other things.
Membership
Member, California State Bar
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Texas Law Review Association
Admitted to practice: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th, 6th and 9th Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California and Texas
Education - J.D., University of Texas School of Law, Member and Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1991
- B.S., Texas A&M University, 1988
