As a member of the Firm's Employment Law and Litigation Groups, Jeff represents companies and executives in employment litigation, administrative board actions, workplace investigations and mediations. He also counsels companies in their daily operations, focusing on employment law and human resources counseling, sexual harassment and discrimination claims, wage & hour and compensation disputes, severance pay issues and terminations. He also handles cases involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants, and other employment contract disputes, and related insurance coverage issues. Jeff has appeared many times before the California and federal courts, EEOC, DFEH and the Department of Labor's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

Jeff is the author of First Wednesday, a monthly e-mail newsletter devoted to employment law and risk management issues, and special contributor to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. He is a frequent speaker to companies and their managers and supervisors concerning the prevention of harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the workplace, and has developed a compliance course for the newly-required AB 1825 sexual harassment training for managers and supervisors.

Jeff graduated with honors from the University of San Diego School Of Law in 1990, after receiving his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of California at San Diego. While in law school, Jeff served as a law clerk to the California Court of Appeal. He is a member of the American, California, Santa Clara County and Palo Alto Area Bar Associations, having served as President of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association from 1996 to 1997. Jeff's information can also be found on www.avvo.com and www.martindale.com .

In his leisure time, Jeff enjoys tennis, golf, hiking and spending time with his family.