David Blaine combines legal expertise with practical human resources experience. As an employment lawyer, he has counseled hundreds of employers on legal compliance issues, and litigated a broad array of employment cases involving discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour, breach of contract and harassment.
Prior to his legal career he worked for a major bank as a manager and corporate trainer. David focuses on risk management and finding creative, business-based solutions to complex employment issues. David is also a dynamic public speaker that presents on California labor and employment matters. He also does extensive seminars, lectures, and in-house trainings, to assist and counsel employers in developing pro-active approaches to address virtually all employment and labor relations matters.
Employment Law Counseling
Wage and Hour Compliance & Litigation
Discrimination & Harassment
Managing Federal & State Leaves of Absence
Wrongful Termination
Workforce Downsizing
Termination Issues
State Bar of California, 1998
State Bar of Texas, 2009
Bachelor of Arts, California Polytechnic State University, 1991
Juris Doctor, magna cum laude,
University of San Francisco School of Law, 1997
Kern County Bar Association, 1995-present
Belden Blaine Raytis, LLP, 2013-present
Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 1996-2013
Judge Advocate General, California State Military Reserve, Col, 2005-present
Commander, Legal Support Command, Staff Judge Advocate, California State Guard, 2019-present
U.S. Air Force, Active Duty 1982-1992; Reserves 1992-1996; Office of Special Investigations 1988-1996
Managing Medical Absences, Worklogic HR
Workplace Violence, ASSE Symposium
Payroll Fundamentals, Lorman Education Services
Advanced Issues in Payroll, Lorman Education Services
Legal Changes in the Sexual Harassment Arena in California, Lorman Education Services
david@bbr.law
office: 661.864.7826
fax: 661.878.9797
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