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Weintraub Tobin’s 2020 Labor and Employment Seminar and Training schedule is now available. 

If you have any questions on any of our seminars or would like to inquire on private, custom-tailored training, please contact:

Ramona Carrillo

(916) 558-6046

rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Matt Sugarman is quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the on-going tensions and labor dispute between the Writers Guild of America West and the Association of Talent Agents. Entertainment attorneys haven’t been able to go far from their phones this summer as clients reach out to them with questions, concerns, and requests.

Read the full article here: Hollywood’s Lawyers Play On-call Doctors in Drama Between WGA and Agencies.

Summary of Program

Managing employees in California is not easy, and the state’s many employment laws are complicated and confusing. Learn how to protect your organization by avoiding some of the most common mistakes that lead to employee lawsuits.

Program Highlights

• An overview of hot employment topics
• Understanding employee and employer rights and obligations under various laws
• Recognizing the common actions (or inactions) that can give rise to liability
• Tips and strategies for avoiding employment liability

Date
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Program
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Registration & Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Seminar

Location
Weintraub Tobin Office
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor | Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking
Parking Validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street. Please bring your ticket with you to the 11th floor for validation.

Cost
There is no charge for this seminar.

MCLE Credit
Approved for two (2) hours MCLE.  This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.  Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

Additional Questions
Ramona Carrillo | rcarrillo@weintraub.com or 916-558-6046

To Register
Please RSVP by Monday, September 16, 2019

Ryan Abernethy is featured in the 2019 issue of Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine. In a section called “Prior Practice” Ryan discusses his early career in animation and how he uses his creativity in his practice of law.

“Being a trial attorney is a bit of a performance that requires psychology,” he says. “My skill set revolves around conceptualizing. What stops people from doing things is thinking it’s been done before. I think all law exists to be pushed. The law suits my temperament, just as drawing in two dimensions fits it.” – Ryan Abernethy

Read the article here: The Fine Art of Practicing Law

Super Lawyers, Northern California 2019 Edition
Prior Practice: Life Before the Law

Weintraub is pleased to announce that Lizbeth “Beth” V. West has joined the Board of Directors of the non-profit organization Hope Cooperative.

Hope Cooperative (formerly TLCS), provides mental health and supportive housing services for Sacramento County residents with mental health challenges, many of them homeless.  The organization owns or operates seven residential facilities and serves more than 6000 people every year with housing, life skills education, mental health and psychiatric services, and crisis intervention.

When asked about her election to the Board, Beth said, “Homelessness is one of the most pressing challenges our region faces. Hope Cooperative has been making a difference for more than 40 years, and I am honored to join the Board and help the organization continue to do the important work it does every day.”

Beth is a Shareholder at Weintraub Tobin and is the Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group. She is admitted to practice law in California and Washington and has years of experience assisting employers in all aspects of their employment relationship with their employees and defending employers in employment disputes and governmental audits.  She also serves as a neutral employment mediator and conducts independent workplace investigations.  For the fifth year in a row, Beth was recently selected to the 2019 lists of the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, the Top 25 Sacramento Super Lawyers, and the Top 50 Northern California Women Super Lawyers.

Weintraub is pleased to announce that Tara Sattler and Mark E. Ellinghouse have been named as Shareholders in the law corporation.

Mark Ellinghouse provides counsel to his clients in commercial real estate transactions, including leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, development, joint ventures, financing, and other matters in every real estate sector. He also provides outside general counsel services to his clients, including formation, governance and management, strategic partnering, joint ventures, licensing, distribution, and other contractual arrangements across numerous industries. Mark is based in his hometown of Sacramento and is active with the Urban Land Institute and the American Cancer Society. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and named to the Sacramento Magazine Top Lawyers list as well as the Sacramento Business Journal’s Best of the Bar.

From the Firm’s Los Angeles office, Tara Sattler represents production companies, producers, financiers and content creators in the film, television and digital spaces. Her entertainment law expertise encompasses all of the phases of development, financing, production, and distribution of scripted and non-scripted content.  A Los Angeles native, Tara devotes time and support to organizations that strive to further both the artistic community and the wider community throughout her city. She has been featured in Variety’s Legal Impact Report: Up Next.

“These talented attorneys represent the next generation of leadership for our Firm,” said Managing Shareholder Gary Bradus. “In addition to helping our clients grow their businesses and careers, Tara and Mark give back to their communities and to the law firm itself.  We are pleased to welcome them as Shareholders.”