Representative Engagements
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The methodology in practice. Each engagement below produced a specific, identifiable defense outcome. Click to expand.
Exposure Modeling
Multi-Property Hotel Operator
Nine violation categories. ~95 aggrieved employees. Created the "Two Hotels" framework.
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Exposure Modeling
Medical Transportation Company
100+ aggrieved employees. Reduced claimed exposure by more than 60%.
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Novel Theory
Healthcare Staffing Agency
Novel defense: PAGA penalties inapplicable to immune public agency worksites.
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Appellate Authority
Car Wash Operators — Arbitration
Applied newly decided California Supreme Court authority to defeat a motion to vacate an order compelling arbitration.
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Class Certification
Multi-Dealership Automotive Group
Finalized class certification opposition navigating multiple related actions and a six-hour evidentiary hearing.
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Forensic Analysis
Luxury Dealership — Commissions
Identified structural commission forfeiture exposure the supervising partner had never seen raised.
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FEHA Defense
Behavioral Health Provider
Seventeen causes of action. Defeated from plaintiff's own documents.
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Investigation
National Retailer — Executive Complaint
C-suite harassment allegations. PE-owned company. Eight witnesses.
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Misclassification
Travel Management Company
Independent contractor classification under ABC and Borello. Multi-state choice-of-law.
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Settlement
Agricultural Employer — PAGA Approval
20-page motion. 41 citations. No comparable PAGA-only settlement motion found in public records.
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Discovery
Dissolved Fashion Startup
121-page discovery response reconstructing an employment framework from corporate fragments.
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Client Relations
Private Motorsports Club
EPLI carrier transferred the matter from prior counsel at the client's specific request.
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