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Law Offices of David A. Leporiere

Law Offices of David A. Leporiere

Phone: 916 526-2850

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Mr. Leporiere began his legal career in 1990 as an associate in the law firm of McNamara, Houston, Dodge, McClure & Ney in Walnut Creek, California. During his time at McNamara, et al., Mr. Leporiere practiced in the area of general insurance defense, with a concentration in complex asbestos litigation and construction defect litigation. In 1993, Mr. Leporiere joined the firm of Hubbert, Shanley & Cohen in Sacramento, California. It was at this time that Mr. Leporiere began his specialization in the areas of management labor and employment law.

From 1993 through the present, Mr. Leporiere has concentrated his practice exclusively in the areas of management labor and employment law. Mr. Leporiere’s practice includes not only litigation of employment related claims, but also preventative counseling of individual employers and groups of employers, preparation of personnel policy manuals, and the negotiation of union contracts.

Mr. Leporiere’s lecture topics have included: “Identifying and Combating Harassment in the Workplace”; “California Wage and Hour Issues”; “Hiring, Discipline and Terminations”; What Employers Need to Know About Employment Policy Manuals”; and “Leaves of Absence In California”. Mr. Leporiere was admitted to the California Bar in 1990, and is admitted to practice throughout California, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Mr. Leporiere is a member of the State Bar of California (Litigation and Labor Sections) and the Sacramento County Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section).

Mr. Leporiere received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from California State University, Sacramento, in 1987 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Davis in 1990. Mr. Leporiere is a Past-President of the Active 20-30 Club #1 of Sacramento, and is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Mr. Leporiere’s representative clients include: Folsom Lake Ford, Folsom Lake Toyota, Rancho Jeep Eagle Chrysler, Swifts’ Superstore, Santa Rosa Chrysler, JC Penney, Co., Liberty Mutual Insurance, Golden Eagle Insurance, Fortune 800, USA Properties Fund, Inc., Cardinal CG, Amerigas, JTS Communities, Softfile, American River Packaging, and Youngdahl Consulting Group, Inc.

Shaw Valenza LLP

Serving public and private sector employers, Shaw Valenza LLP provides employment law advice, training, investigations and representation before agencies and courts. Their competitive advantage is the quality of services they provide and the Firm's state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Jennifer Shaw: Shaw Valenza LLP; Phone: 916-326-5150; Web: www.shawvalenza.com

Jennifer’s practice at Shaw Valenza LLP includes providing regular advice and counsel on workplace issues to numerous private and public sector employers. She also develops and presents seminars for management and non-supervisory employees on subjects such as respect and professionalism in the workplace, AB 1825 compliance, diversity, managing protected leaves of absence, and workplace violence prevention. In addition, Jennifer regularly conducts independent internal investigations for employers and litigates employment law cases in state and federal court.

Jennifer is an active member of the California State and Sacramento County Bar Associations, and the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). She is a member of the Legal and Legislative Group of the Sacramento Area Human Resources Association, and co-authors a regular column on workplace law issues for The Daily Recorder, a legal newspaper.Jennifer is a frequent speaker on employment law topics, and she has been a guest on CNN and local television and radio programs.

Jennifer graduated from U.C. Santa Cruz in 1988, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors. She received her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1994, where she graduated magna cum laude and was the editor-in-chief of the law review.

Prior to founding Shaw Valenza LLP, Jennifer was a partner at Jackson Lewis LLP. Previously, Jennifer practiced employment law as an associate at Schacter, Kristoff, Orenstein & Berkowitz (1997-2000) and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (1994-1997).

Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Kristianne T. Seargeant: Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard; Phone: 916-321-4500; Web: www.kmtg.com

Ms. Seargeant is an associate attorney at Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard who practices in the firm’s labor and employment group. Ms. Seargeant represents both public and private sector clients. Ms. Seargeant’s areas of emphasis include defending employers in employment related lawsuits, labor negotiations, contract grievances, arbitrations, wage and hour issues, workplace investigations, responding to employee claims of retaliation, discrimination, harassment and representing employers in unfair labor practice charges.

Ms. Seargeant lectures on labor and employment topics, is a published author and is a current member of the California State Bar Association and its Labor and Employment section, as well as an active Executive Committee member for the Sacramento County Bar Association’s Labor and Employment section.

While in law school, Ms. Seargeant completed a student internship with the Public Employment Relations Board where she acted in the capacity of Board Agent to investigate unfair labor practice charges and mediated unfair labor practice charges between charging parties and respondents.

Prior to and while attending University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Ms. Seargeant worked for the Sacramento Fire Department, where she climbed the ranks from Firefighter to Fire Captain to Battalion Chief. Over the course of her 12-year career with the Sacramento Fire Department, Ms. Seargeant was a 2-term Regional Fire Academy Drill Instructor, In-Service Training Officer, and a decorated member of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue Team and the California Office of Emergency Services’ Water Rescue Team.

For more information on Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard, please visit www.kmtg.com

GreenbergTraurig

Kurt A. Kappes: GreenbergTraurig - Sacramento, CA; Phone: 916 442-1111; www.gtlaw.com

Mr. Kappes, head of the Litigation Practice Group in Greenberg Traurig's Sacramento office, is a seasoned litigator with extensive trial and pretrial experience.

Mr. Kappes has represented clients in many complex litigation cases involving commercial claims, trade secrets, professional malpractice, insurance bad faith, qui tam actions, unfair competition, Business and Professions Code Section 17200 actions, and SOX proceedings. Additionally, Mr. Kappes has represented clients in litigation involving complex technology. He represents clients in labor and employment issues, including advisory matters, trade secret audits, contracts, discrimination claims, whistleblower cases, and wrongful termination litigation.

He has argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court, and the Third District Court of Appeals. Mr. Kappes has also represented clients in administrative hearings, arbitrations (single and panel), writ proceedings, jury trials, and bench trials.

Mr. Kappes is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law.

Jones Helsley PC

Michael S. Helsley: Jones Helsley PC-
8365 N. Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93720; Phone: 559-233-4800; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Concentrating in Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation and Labor Law. Michael S. Helsley is a shareholder at Jones Helsley PC, and is head of its Employment Litigation practice. Mr. Helsley is admitted to practice law in the State of California, United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and all United States District Courts of California. In his civil practice, Mr. Helsley focuses on complex litigation matters in federal or state court, including employment litigation and commercial cases. Mr. Helsley represents national, regional and local employers in wage and hour class actions, race, gender, national origin and disability discrimination cases, sexual harassment cases, breach of contract, wrongful termination and other employment matters. Mr. Helsley also represents employers in labor matters.

Mr. Helsley’s practice includes advising employers on various wage and hour and employment-related issues, including internal and external employee investigations. Mr. Helsley also represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation, including antitrust and unfair competition matters. Mr. Helsley has also represented Tribal governments and prevailed in handling employment matters and litigation regarding sovereign immunity. Mr. Helsley has successful jury trial and appellate experience in federal and state courts.

Lazaro Salazar

Law Offices of Lazaro Salazar
2140 Merced Street, Suite 103
Fresno, CA 93721
Ph. (559) 498-0828
Fx. (559) 498-0822

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Lazaro Salazar is a Solo Practitioner focusing his practice on Plaintiff’s Civil Litigation and Immigration and Nationality Law. Mr. Salazar serves as an Advisor to Institute of Mexicans Living Abroad (a decentralized of the Mexican Foreign Ministry) and as a consulting attorney to the Mexican Consulate in Fresno on matters related to Immigration and Nationality law. Mr. Salazar is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the United States District Court of California for the Eastern District, and all Executive Office for Immigration Review (aka Immigration Court). In his civil practice, Mr. Salazar focuses on complex personal injury litigation matters in federal, state court, and other states throughout the United States. Mr. Salazar’ immigration practice includes applications for immigrant and non-immigrant visas, permanent residency, naturalization, I-9 compliance, and removal (deportation) defense. Given that immigration permeates multiple aspects of law, Mr. Salazar’s clients are as varied as the field of immigration itself.

Mr. Salazar has served as a guest lecturer on topics including, I-9 compliance, worksite enforcement (raid), immigration fraud, and constitutional rights of individuals during removal hearing. Mr. Salazar was admitted to the California Bar in 2004, and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Fresno County Bar Association.