Each issue also keeps you on top of U.S. Supreme Court and California court decisions that affect your workforce, all reported with California's local laws and policies in mind. You get all the information you need to stay in business — and out of the courtroom.
We recommend the Employers Counsel Network firm that writes California Employment Law Letter.
Freeland Cooper & Foreman LLP
150 Spear Street, Suite 1800, San Francisco, CA 94105
415/541-0200
Mark I. Schickman, an honors graduate of Columbia University Law School, has held numerous elected bar positions, including service as President of the Bar Association of San Francisco and Governor of the State Bar of California. He is currently on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association, the largest professional organization in the world. For the past 35 years, he has concentrated on employment and labor law, litigating every type of employment matter and providing advice in avoiding liability for discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, union-related charges and all other aspects of the employment relationship. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association's select panel of employment arbitrators, has written about employment and labor law in major law reviews and speaks nationally about those topics. Mark is a partner with Freeland Cooper & Foreman LLP in San Francisco.
E-mail: schickman@freelandlaw.com
Cathleen S. Yonahara received her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1999. She concentrates her practice on labor and employment law, including Title VII, FEHA, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, CFRA, and the California Labor Code. Cathleen has represented clients before federal and state courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment Housing, the California Labor Commissioner and other government agencies. Her employment litigation practice includes claims of discrimination, harassment, failure to accommodate, retaliation, wrongful termination, unfair competition, wage and hour violations, and breach of contract. Cathleen's practice also includes counseling clients on all aspects of the employment relationship from hiring to termination. She advises clients with respect to employment and severance agreements, confidentiality agreements, independent contractor agreements, personnel policies and employee handbooks, and internal investigations. Cathleen is an experienced speaker on labor and employment law matters, such as complying with California employment laws, preventing sexual harassment, legally managing leaves of absences, and wage and hour compliance. She is Assistant Editor of the California Employment Law Letter.
E-mail: yonahara@freelandlaw.com
Steven R. Blackburn
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
One California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-5427
sblackburn@ebglaw.com
Jim S. Brown
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
One Market Plaza
Steuart Tower, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
james.brown@sdma.com
Michael Futterman
Futterman & Dupree LLP
160 Sansome Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
mfutterman@dfdlaw.com
Jonathan V. Holtzman
Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP
Public Law Group
350 Sansome St., Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104
jholtzman@publiclawgroup.com
Lyne Richardson
Ford & Harrison LLP
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, California 90071
lrichardson@fordharrison.com
Mark I. Schickman - Editor
Freeland Cooper & Foreman
150 Spear Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94105
schickman@freelandlaw.com
Robin Weideman
Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP
8950 Cal Center Drive, Suite 160
Sacramento, CA 95826
rweideman@cdflaborlaw.com
Cathleen S. Yonahara - Assistant Editor
Freeland Cooper & Foreman
150 Spear Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94105
yonahara@freelandlaw.com
