About Weintraub Tobin:

We’re a law firm that is a lot like our clients – energetic, driven, and supportive of the communities in which we live and work.

Our clients are all about creating sound business plans and making them real. They want their deals done and disputes resolved, so they can keep growing. Our practice is focused on the needs of our clients, the region’s business community, and companies new to doing business in California. Long-term client relationships underscore our experience, quality, consistent service style, and strong team approach. We dedicate ourselves to understanding our clients and helping them with their changing business challenges.

With over 70 lawyers strategically located in cities across California, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as to non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs.

About this blog:

The Labor & Employment Group is dedicated to providing up-to-date, useful information to allow employers and human resources professionals to react to rapidly evolving case law, statutes, and regulations that control the California workplace. This blog’s objective is to serve as a forum to discuss labor and employment topics, issues, and legal news.

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Brendan J. Begley
Certified Appellate Law Specialist

Brendan is a shareholder who spearheads the firm’s Appeals and Writs group and is a member of the firm’s litigation, labor and employment, and trust, probate and elder-abuse litigation groups. He is an Appellate Law Specialist certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

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Charles L. Post
Shareholder

Chuck is a shareholder in the Firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation groups. Chuck actively practices and litigates on behalf of employers in labor and employment, trade secrets and employee mobility, and wage and hour class actions.

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Daniel C. Zamora
Shareholder

Daniel’s practice includes commercial law, insurance defense, and employment-related litigation. He regularly represents employers in a variety of employment claims, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and defamation. Daniel has particular expertise in defending employers against high-profile tort claims based on employee misconduct. His clients include corporate employers, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. Daniel is fluent in Spanish.

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James Kachmar
Shareholder

James is a shareholder in Weintraub Tobin’s litigation section.  He represents corporate and individual clients in both state and federal courts in various business litigation matters, including trade secret misappropriation, unfair business competition, stockholder disputes, and intellectual property disputes.

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Lukas Clary
Shareholder

Lukas Clary is a shareholder in the firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation practice groups.  Lukas has experience representing clients in all aspects of employment litigation.  He regularly handles claims involving allegations of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, unpaid overtime and wages, missed meal and rest periods, and class actions.

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Beth V. West
Shareholder

Beth is a Shareholder and Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group. She is admitted to practice law in California and Washington. She has years of experience assisting employers in all aspects of their employment relationship with their employees. Her practice focuses on counseling and training employers, HR professionals, and managers.

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Meagan D. Bainbridge
Shareholder

Meagan Bainbridge assists employers in all aspects of their employment relationship with their employees. She is an experienced trial attorney and has successfully litigated a wide variety of issues in both state and federal courts as well as before various administrative agencies for clients in a wide range of industries. In addition, Meagan provides advice, counsel, and training to employers concerning their workplace policies, practices, and personnel decisions and is a frequent presenter on employment law topics.

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Nikki Mahmoudi
Associate

Nikki Mahmoudi is an associate in the Firm’s Labor & Employment practice group. Nikki earned her J.D. from UCLA Law and received her B.A. in International Relations from UC Davis.

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Ryan Abernethy
Shareholder

Ryan Abernethy is a shareholder in the firm’s Labor & Employment and Litigation practice groups. Ryan has successfully represented clients in all areas of employment law including the defense of claims involving workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, trade secrets infringements and class actions.  He also regularly counsels clients regarding compliance, risk management, policy preparation and training.

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Shauna N. Correia
Shareholder

Shauna Correia is a shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office, practicing in the Labor & Employment group. She is an accomplished negotiator and experienced trial attorney. Shauna represents businesses in a broad range of litigation matters in both California and Nevada. Many of Shauna’s clients rely on her for her advisory and risk-management capacities, particularly with regard to compliance with employment laws and avoiding litigation.  She also reviews and drafts employment-related agreements and handbooks, conducts workplace investigations, and provides statutorily required trainings.