Madeleine’s Point of View: “What matters most is understanding clients, their goals, and their risk tolerance—only then can you come up with a comprehensive strategy that’s customized to each business.” Madeleine (“Madi”) Lee is experienced in all aspects of litigation, from the development of case strategy, through discovery, motion practice, and trial. She litigates a wide variety of employment matters, with emphasis on class action, representative (California Private Attorneys General Act/PAGA), and…
Travis Beck represents clients in various civil litigation matters including labor & employment, business litigation, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and real estate. Prior to joining Call & Jensen, Mr. Beck practiced at a boutique law firm focused on labor & employment representing aggrieved employees in a variety of matters. He has managed cases in both state and federal court and arbitration proceedings throughout every phase, including initial pleadings, discovery, preparing and arguing…
Peter Choi is a Senior Counsel in the Labor and Employment Practice of Call and Jensen. He represents employers and management in all aspects of state and federal employment litigation and workplace compliance. Mr. Choi’s area of expertise is in wage and hour class actions and PAGA representative actions. Mr. Choi has litigated and successfully resolved numerous class action and PAGA cases, including through contested class certification and other dispositive motions. He…
Eric W. Witt is Senior Counsel with Call & Jensen. He has substantial experience representing businesses in employment and commercial litigation and in arbitration. Mr. Witt also advises employers on compliance with the myriad of California and federal employment laws and on the resolution of personnel matters. Mr. Witt’s experience in employment litigation includes a wide range of single plaintiff claims in which claimants have alleged discrimination, harassment, “whistleblower” retaliation, wrongful termination,…
Grady Howe is a business trial lawyer with a focus on labor and employment, business and commercial litigation and personal injury. Before joining Call & Jensen, Mr. Howe practiced in the litigation department of a large national law firm with a focus on securities litigation and managed healthcare disputes. Mr. Howe is also licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. Mr. Howe earned his Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School…
Kyle Bevan is a Senior Counsel and trial lawyer with Call & Jensen. Kyle’s practice is focused on labor and employment, business and commercial litigation, and crisis management. Mr. Bevan handles employment law issues, real property disputes, breach of contract matters, and other business cases for plaintiffs and defendants in various sectors. Mr. Bevan takes on cases from before litigation has commenced to late-stage matters on the eve of trial and at…
James A. Spear obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Chapman University Fowler School of Law, and graduated from Pepperdine University with a double major in Business Administration and Economics. Mr. Spear’s practice focuses on business and employment litigation, specializing in defending employers against wage and hour claims, employee misclassification, wrongful termination, meal and rest break claims, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Spear enjoyed a successful career as…
Staci Clark represents clients in various civil litigation matters, now focusing on employment and business disputes. She has successfully litigated discrimination claims under Title VII and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, wrongful termination allegations, and wage-and-hour disputes. She is experienced in both single-plaintiff litigation, as well as class action and representative matters under California’s Private Attorneys General Act. Prior to joining Call & Jensen, Ms. Clark practiced extensively in insurance defense…
Mireya Llaurado focuses her practice on the litigation of complex employment disputes. Having worked in-house as an employment counsel and a litigator, Mireya well understands the need to address legal matters in a timely and efficient manner. In addressing employment law questions for employers, she focuses on providing practical advice that in-house counsel and Human Resources can implement with their internal clients. Mireya has significant trial experience, prevailing in every case in…
Chris C. Scheithauer represents clients on civil litigation matters, with a focus on employment class action litigation and advice, as well as employee benefit litigation and counseling under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Chris’ employment practice involves representing employers in defending individual and class action claims pertaining to wage and hour disputes, employment discrimination and harassment (under California and federal law), wrongful termination, breach of employment contract, unfair…