Employment & Labor Relations

I enjoy representing both employers and employees in litigation regarding employment issues in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Labor Commissioner. I also counsel employers and employees regarding employment issues and the preparation of employment agreements, employee handbooks, contracts, and other documents.

• Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

• Affirmative Action
• Age Discrimination
• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Compensation, Benefits, & Pensions
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
• Disability Discrimination
• Discipline/Suspension
• Emotional Distress
• Employee Rights
• Employment Contracts
• Equal Pay Act (EPA)
• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA)
• Government Employees
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
• Race Discrimination
• Racial Harassment
• Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Severance Packages
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Termination
• Wage & Hour Laws
• Whistleblower
• Wrongful Termination

• Affirmative Action
• Age Discrimination
• Compensation, Benefits, & Pensions
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
• Disability Discrimination
• Discipline/Suspension
• Emotional Distress
• Employee Rights
• Employment Contracts
• Equal Pay Act (EPA)
• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA)
• Government Employees
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
• Race Discrimination
• Racial Harassment
• Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Severance Packages
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Termination
• Wage & Hour Laws
• Whistleblower
• Wrongful Termination

CA, Dec 1998
Bar Number: 197074

All California state courts including the California Supreme Court and the following Federal Courts: the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

State Bar of California
Alameda County Bar Association
Marin County Bar Association

I annually exceed all minimum continuing education requirements.

I have written various articles for our firm's newsletter over the years.

I have successfully represented employers and employees in litigation involving employment discrimination and wage and hour issues. Many cases have been successfully resolved informally through mediation. When mediation has not resulted in resolution, my work has resulted in dismissals and judgments for defendants and judgments for plaintiffs.

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California

Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP conducts a highly diversified civil practice, providing a full range of litigation, business counseling, transactional, and alternative dispute resolution services in the areas of business, corporate, real estate, intellectual property, employment, immigration, creditors' rights, and insurance, as well as services in the areas of trusts and estate planning. Our clients range from individuals, sole proprietorships, and small, family-owned businesses to multi-national Fortune 500 corporations, including some of the country's most prominent technology companies and retailers.

The firm was founded in 1918 and has offices in Oakland, Mill Valley, and Walnut Creek. Each of our attorneys brings several areas of expertise to the practice of law, allowing us to maintain a dynamic, flexible firm structure. The breadth of our experience and our cooperative culture enable us to offer our clients the sophistication and expertise of a larger firm, while retaining the responsiveness and efficiency of a smaller firm. Throughout nearly nine decades of providing legal services, our goal always has been to provide our clients with the highest quality of service in the most cost-effective manner. To achieve this end, we carefully staff all projects, matching client objectives with the professional skills and experience of our practitioners. Whenever possible, one attorney assumes full responsibility for handling a matter. For more complex transactions or litigation, we assemble a team suited to the special demands of the matter. Whether we are retained to provide representation for a single matter or to handle a client's ongoing legal needs, we strive to develop a close working relationship with our clients so that we may effectively represent them.

Our transactional, real property, and intellectual property attorneys have in-depth experience negotiating and drafting a wide range of legal documents relating to business, employment, real property, copyrights, trademarks, and estates and trusts. Our litigators have successfully represented clients in complex litigation and arbitrations involving contract disputes, copyright and trademark infringement, software piracy, unfair business practices, wrongful termination, and employment discrimination, antitrust and trade regulation, securities matters, insurance claims, product liability, creditors' rights, and contested wills. Our attorneys strive not only to develop a high level of expertise in their areas of specialization, but also to bring a business and practical perspective to each matter. We seek to be both counselors and problem-solvers, trying to help our clients avoid legal problems and vigorously representing their interest when problems arise.

I have worked for Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP since graduating law school, first as an associate and then, as of 2005, as a partner.

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Pam Trempel

(510) 832-1486

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Yes

We have numerous attorneys who speak various languages. Please see our website for more details.

Mill Valley, CA
591 Redwood Highway
Suite 1200
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 381-4161

Walnut Creek, CA
1646 N. California Boulevard
Suite 310
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 746-7770

Normally I bill by the hour. However, I am willing to consider representing employees on a contingency fee basis, depending on the particular merits of the case.

My hourly rate (through July 2009) is $395.

I will normally offer a brief, free initial consultation for up to half an hour.

For non-litigation matters, typically $2,000. For litigation matters, between $5,000 and $10,000, depending on the case.