| Professional
Background: |
Michael Martinez is a Partner
practicing Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation and
Product Liability & Tort Litigation.
Mr. Martinez's Labor & Employment experience includes
counseling and litigation. His counseling is preventative
in nature and is designed to assure compliance with all applicable
state and federal laws and regulations. He advises clients
on harassment, discrimination, Family and Medical Leave and
Family Rights Acts, Americans with Disabilities Act, wage
and hour, reductions in workforce, and workplace privacy and
security. Mr. Martinez is experienced in the preparation and
updating of policies and procedures, personnel handbooks and
employment and severance agreements, and conducts workplace
training. He has represented clients in court and before state
and federal administrative agencies.
Mr. Martinez's civil litigation experience spans all phases
of litigation, both jury and non-jury, including appellate
work. He has also represented numerous clients in arbitration,
mediation and settlement conferences. The nature and scope
of his civil litigation practice includes commercial and breach
of contract disputes, real estate, unfair competition, false
advertising, trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duties, and
other tort claims involving product liability, defamation
and catastrophic injury. |