Employment Law/Discrimination/Harassment

Employment Discrimination and Harassment

The attorneys of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer have devoted significant efforts over the last 30 years striving to obtain the best possible results for each of the firm's clients, in an effort to make workplaces in Oakland, the Bay Area, northern California and beyond friendlier and fairer work environments. We have had a number of significant and highly-publicized successes in the area of employment law.

We are not a high-volume practice and place a much greater emphasis on keeping the interests of our clients first and foremost in mind. For this reason, our attorneys accept only a small percentage of the cases they review and focus on particularly egregious or complex violations of employment law. Specific types of cases we handle include cases of age discrimination, gender discrimination, discrimination based on sexual preference, race discrimination, discrimination against disabled individuals, sexual harassment claims, hostile workplace claims, trade disputes, whistleblower cases / cases of retaliatory or wrongful discharge.

In handling these cases over the years, we have come to understand how the wrongful conduct of employers and hostile work environments dramatically affect the lives of victims and those around them. Psychological problems including emotional distress, loss of self-esteem, depression, anger and frustration are all very common. And because these can often lead to other problems such as divorce or alcohol abuse if not addressed, our lawyers often help discrimination and employment law clients find appropriate counseling options. Our attorneys take a holistic approach to representing clients. In trying to understand the problems facing our clients and their family we can offer more comprehensive legal representation.

Most importantly, we understand that clients are apprehensive about their employment futures and the litigation process. Because of this, we make communication a priority and keep clients apprised of every aspect of their case from the initial interview on. Each case we handle has a team assigned to it that includes one for the firm’s partners (someone with 25 to 40 years of trial experience), an associate attorney, a paralegal and a secretary. This ensures that someone knows your case will be able to respond to your questions.

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