Drawing on more than 25 years of legal practice in employment law, this attorney provides expert analysis in matters involving wage and hour compliance, workplace policies, and employer obligations under state and federal employment laws. His work focuses on wage and hour regulations, meal and rest period requirements, compensation practices, employee classification issues, and employment record-keeping obligations. He has served as an expert witness in employment disputes and has provided expert analysis and deposition testimony in matters involving workplace compliance, human resources practices, and wage and hour claims. His experience includes evaluating employer compliance with regulatory requirements governing paystub documentation, overtime calculations, and employee classification.

His professional background includes advising and defending employers in disputes involving wrongful termination allegations, discrimination claims, employee accommodation requests, and workplace policy enforcement. He has significant experience working with homecare agencies, nanny and domestic staffing agencies, and employers responsible for workers providing care to elderly or disabled individuals. Prior roles include serving as Vice Chancellor of Human Resources for a multi-campus public college district with approximately 2,500 employees, where he oversaw system-wide human resources functions, and as in-house corporate counsel for a large organization handling labor and employment matters. In private practice, he founded an employment law firm focused on advising employers, drafting employment agreements and workplace policies, and defending administrative claims, audits, and employment-related litigation.

His educational background includes a Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Chicago Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service earned magna cum laude from Georgetown University. Additional academic experience includes advanced study at the University of Lisbon through a Rotary International Fellowship and coursework at Oxford University. His professional work combines legal, human resources, and compliance expertise in the evaluation of employment practices, workplace policies, and employer obligations under labor and employment laws.