Speaking Engagements

(selected)

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    34th Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium
    February 25, 2014, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: When the Accuser Becomes the Accused: Harassment, Defamation Claims and California SLAPP Law
  • Western Conference of Locals, American Federation of Musicians
    February 22, 2014, Universal City, California
    Subject: Current Issues in Symphonic Negotiations
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
    July 30, 2013, Beverly Hills, California
    Subject: The NLRB – Current Issues for Union and Non-Union Workplaces
  • Los Angeles Bar Association
    Advance Class Action Seminar
    Loyola Law School
    June 15, 2013, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: Releases and Res Judicata in Class Action Litigation
  • International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM)
    2012 Annual Conference
    August 24, 2012, Chicago, Illinois
    Subject: Best Practices for Symphonic Negotiations
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    March 31, 2011, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: Wait, Wait! Don’t Rule Against Me!
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    June 30, 2010, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: Releases and Res Judicata in Class Action Litigation
  • American Bar Association
    April 1, 2008, Dana Point, California
    Subject: Employment Litigation Training Skills: Avoiding / Exploiting Pleading Pitfalls
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    February 9, 2008, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: Anatomy of the Plaintiff’s Employment Lawsuit
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    International Employment Law Symposium
    April 7, 2006, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: Privacy Rights & Confidentiality Concerns, Workplace Harassment and Discrimination, Counseling Multi-National Employees, Prosecuting International Employment Disputes
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    Labor & Employment Law Section Retreat
    April 1, 2006, Ojai, California
    Subject: Statutory Claims of Unionized Employees: What Forums and Remedies Are Available to Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and Unions?
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    Entertainment Industry Labor & Employment Law Conference,
    December 2, 2005, Universal City, California
    Subject: Get Real: Wage and Hour Claims In the Reality Television Industry
  • Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
    Guest Lecturer, March 17, 2005
    Subject: Employment Law for Mediators
  • UCLA Employment Law Class (Prof. Gillian Lester)
    Guest Lecturer, August 26, 2004
    Subject: Employee and Employer Status Tests
  • 22nd Annual Labor Law Conference (Sponsored by Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association, National Labor Relations Board & Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service)
    July 14, 2004, Anaheim, California
    Subject: What You Don’t Know About Wage & Hour Law Can Hurt You
  • Southwestern Law School Labor Law Class (Adj. Prof. M. Wolfram)
    Guest Lecturer, November 12, 2003
    Subject: Federal Labor Law Garmon Preemption
  • UCLA Employment Law Class (Prof. Gillian Lester)
    Guest Lecturer, September 4, 2003
    Subject: Judicial Trends Favoring Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Disputes
  • American Bar Association Regional Institute: Labor & Employment Law
    September 26, 2002, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: Ethical Issues in Employment Litigation
  • California State Bar, Labor & Employment Law Section
    October 19, 2001, La Costa, Carlsbad, California
    Subject: The Federal Arbitration Act and the Arbitration of Employment Law Disputes
  • Cornell University PERC Institute on Conflict Resolution (co-sponsored with American Bar Association)
    September 10-11, 2001, Monterey, California
    Subjects: Introduction to Public Sector Employment Law and Employment Discrimination Law
  • 19th Annual Labor Law Conference (Sponsored by Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association, National Labor Relations Board & Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service)
    July 19, 2001, Anaheim, California
    Subject: Mandatory Arbitration in Non-Union Employment: Enforcement and Opposition Strategies
  • Association for Conflict Resolution, Los Angeles Chapter (formerly SPIDR-LA)
    May 2001, Pasadena, California
    Subject: The California Supreme Court’s Armendariz Decision
  • 17th Annual Labor Law Conference (Sponsored by Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association and National Labor Relations Board)
    July 27, 1999, Anaheim, California
    Subject: Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace
  • California State Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
    The 16th Annual Meeting
    Berkeley, California, October 31, 1998
    Subject: Conducting Employee Investigations After Cotran
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    Los Angeles, California, May 19, 1998
    Subject: Concerted Activities: For Whom the Whistle Blows
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    Los Angeles, California, September 27, 1997
    Subject: Behind the Screen Door: Update on the Law of Drug Testing in the Workplace
  • 15th Annual Labor Law Conference (Sponsored by Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association and National Labor Relations Board)
    July 22, 1997, Anaheim, California
    Subject: Investigating Employee Misconduct
  • California State Bar Education Institute
    June 3, 1995, Monterey, California
    Subject: Update on the Law of Sex Harassment
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    February 17, 1994, Los Angeles California
    Subject: Practical Aspects of Arbitration for Non-Represented Employees
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    Entertainment Industry Labor Law Conference,
    November 5, 1993, Universal City, California
    Subject: Americans With Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • California State Bar Education Institute
    May 14-16, 1993, Monterey, California
    Subject: Labor Law Problems for the General, Business and Corporate Practitioner
  • National Lawyers Guild 1993 Far Western Regional Conference
    March 27, 1993, San Diego, California
    Subject: Legal Issues Arising from the 1992-93 Southern California Drywall Workers Strike
  • 10th Annual Labor Law Conference (Sponsored by Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association and National Labor Relations Board)
    July 22, 1992, Anaheim, California
    Subject: Labor Relations and the Health Care Crisis
  • Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association
    September 26, 1990, Anaheim, California
    Subject: Recent Legal Developments Affecting Union Democracy and Internal Union Administration
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Corporate Law Departments
    April 1989, Rancho Santa Fe, California
    Subject: Wrongful Discharge Law Update
  • Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association
    February 28, 1989, Oxnard, California
    Subject: Foley v. Interactive Data Corporation and Its Aftermath
  • Los Angeles Industrial Relations Research Association
    February 21, 1989, Los Angeles, California
    Subject: Foley v. Interactive Data Corporation and Its Aftermath
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor Law Section
    October 29, 1988, Beverly Hills, California
    Subject: Update on Unlawful Termination Case Law in California and the Federal Courts
  • State Bar of California, Annual Convention
    September 23, 1988, Monterey, California
    Subject: Foley v. Interactive Data Corporation and the California Supreme Court
  • 6th Annual Labor Law Conference (sponsored by Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association and National Labor Relations Board)
    July 13, 1988, Anaheim, California
    Subject: Federal Preemption of State Wrongful Termination Law