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| | Address | | 6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000 | | Los Angeles, California 90048 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 323-655-4700 | | Fax: 323-655-4488 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.lalaborlaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Labor Law, Trust and Employee Benefit Law (ERISA), Wage and Hour Law, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Arbitrations, Real Estate Law, Nonprofit Corporations, Political Campaign Finance Law and Insurance. | Firm Profile:
Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers, LLP has represented local and international labor unions, education and other voluntary associations, Taft-Hartley and governmental employee benefit plans, and individual workers since 1952. In addition to representing unions and benefit plans in all aspects of state and federal labor and employee benefits law, we also provide the full range of legal services required by those organizations, including representation in real estate and business matters. The firm also represents individual plaintiffs in actions arising under state and federal civil rights law, ERISA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and other state and federal laws governing employment and we also practice in the area of political campaign finance law. The firm represents clients throughout the United States. | | Firm Size: 16 | Reference:
Wells Fargo, Los Angeles, California. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Laurence D. Steinsapir (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 27, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Ohio; 1960, California; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.S.C., 1957); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1959). Phi Eta Sigma. Association Counsel for the California Teachers Association (NEA), 1982—. Member: Cleveland (Ohio), Los Angeles County and American (Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Inc. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Education Law; Arbitration Law; Real Estate. Email: Laurence D. Steinsapir | | Robert M. Dohrmann (Member) born San Francisco, California, April 20, 1935; admitted to bar, 1963, California; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., 1956); University of Southern California (LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Los Angeles County (Chair, Labor Law Section, 1982-1983) and American (Chair, 1997-1998 and Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law; Co-Chair, Committee on State and Local Government Bargaining, 1981-1984; Member, Board of Editors, The Labor Lawyer, 1984—) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (Fellow and president, 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employee Benefits Litigation; Public Sector Employment Relations; Collective Bargaining Law. Email: Robert M. Dohrmann | | Richard D. Sommers (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley and University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., 1967); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1970). Member, Loyola University at Los Angeles Law Review, 1969-1970. Research Attorney to Presiding Justice John J. Ford, California Court of Appeal, 1970-1972. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefit Law; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Richard D. Sommers | | Stuart Libicki (Member) born Celle, Germany, April 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., summa cum laude, 1970); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Business; Real Estate; Insurance; Litigation. Email: Stuart Libicki | | Michael R. Feinberg (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of Rochester, University of Southern California (B.A., 1974); University of California at Los Angeles (M.A., in American Labor History, 1977); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1979). Member, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 1984—. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; National Lawyers Guild (Member, Labor and Employment Committee). Reported Cases: Johnson v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers Branch 1100, 2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 3354, 4th DCA, 2002, and Johnson v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers Branch 1100, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 15092 (9th Cir. 1999); Wilson v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 7743 (9th Cir. 2001); Williams v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 13260 (9th Cir. 1997); Paramount Unified School Dist. v. Teachers Ass'n. of Paramount, Cal.App.4th, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 311 (1994); Combs v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 927F.2d 486 (9th Cir. 1991); Wiman v. Vallejo City Unified School Dist., 221 Cal.App.3d 1486, 271 Cal.Rptr. 142 (1990); Dixon v. Bd. of Trustees of Saugus Union School Dist., 216 Cal.App.3d 1269, 265 Cal.Rptr. 511 (1989); California Teachers Ass'n. v. Cory, 155 Cal.App.3d 484, 202 Cal.Rptr. 611 (1984); Stanford v. Calif. Unemployment Ins. App. Bd., 147 Cal.App.3d 98, 195 Cal.Rptr. 1 (1983); Santa Monica Community College Dist. v. Public Employment Relations Bd., 112 Cal. App. 3d 684, 169 Cal. Rptr. 460 (1980). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Wage and Hour Law; Education Law; Defamation; Public Employment Relations Law. Email: Michael R. Feinberg | | Michael D. Four (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, February 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1978); Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles (J.D., 1981). Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Labor Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Campaign Finance Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Michael D. Four | | Margo A. Feinberg (Member) born New York, New York, November 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A.,1978); University of Sussex, England; Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1981). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; National Lawyers Guild. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Public Employment Relations Law; Sexual Harassment; Education Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Campaign Finance Law. Email: Margo A. Feinberg | | Henry M. Willis (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1981, Arkansas; 2001, Nevada. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Co-Editor, National Lawyers Guild Guide to Labor Law, 1995-2004. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; National Lawyers Guild; California Employment Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Ruggles v. California Polytechnic State University, 797 F.2d 782 (9th Cir. 1986); USCP-Wesco, Inc. v. NLR, 827 F. 2d 581 (9th Cir. 1987); Federated Department Stores v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1442, 901 F. 2d 1494 (9th Cir. 1990); NLRB v. Advanced Stretchforming International, Inc., 233 F.3d 1176 (9th Cir. 2000). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Public Employment Relations Law; Employment Discrimination Law; ERISA; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Henry M. Willis | | D. William Heine, Jr. (Member) born Buffalo, New York, February 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of California, Irvine (M.A., 1980); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal, 1982-1983. Member, Board of Directors, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 1995-1998. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; National Lawyers Guild. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Campaign Finance Law; Employee Drug Testing. Email: D. William Heine, Jr. | | Claude Cazzulino (Member) born New York, New York, June 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1976); Northeastern University (J.D., 1984). Author: "Effective QDRO'S," 15 Los Angeles Lawyer, p.26, number 3 (May, 1992). Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; National Lawyers Guild. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefit Law; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Claude Cazzulino | | Dolly M. Gee (Member) born Hawthorne, California, July 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. Milton L. Schwartz, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1984-1986. Central District Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1993-1996. Member, Federal Service Impasses Panel, 1994-1999. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Board of Trustees, 1993-1995); State Bar of California (Member, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission, 1996-1999); Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (President, 1992-1993); Asain Pacific American Bar Association (Founder and Member, Board of Governors, 1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Public Employment Relations Law; Education Law. Email: Dolly M. Gee | | ASSOCIATES | | Judy L. von Ende (Associate) born Seoul, Korea, February 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Southern California (J.D., 1999). Participant, Hale Moot Court Honors Program, 1997-1998. Recipient, Douglas Simon Memorial Scholarship, 1996-1999. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; ERISA. Email: Judy L. von Ende | | Tamra M. Boyd (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, January 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1997); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 2001). Recipient: Burton Award for Legal Achievement, 2002. Member: Stanford Law Review, 2000-2001; Stanford Law & Policy Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk: Hon. Robert Boochever, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2001-2002; Hon. Napoleon A. Jones, U.S. District Court., Southern District of California, 2002-2003. Author: "Keeping the Constitution's Promise," 54 Stanford Law Review 319 (2001). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Tamra M. Boyd | | Zoe S. Moskowitz (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, May 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Western New England College (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Law Clerk to Chief Judge William J. Lavery, Connecticut Appellate Court, 2002-2003. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Labor Law. Email: Zoe S. Moskowitz | | Amanda Rose Canning (Associate) born Palos Verdes, California, March 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2000); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2006). Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; American Civil Liberties Union. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Amanda Rose Canning | | Richard M. Swartz (Associate) born Topeka, Kansas, December 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1994); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA. Email: Richard M. Swartz |
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