CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE LAW - Key Persons
Attorney Elisabeth DeBartolo is a Monterey Employment Attorney who worked for many years in executive level Human Resources prior to attending law school. Her experience is unique. She doesn't just have book smarts, she has the day-to-day, on-the-job, in-the-trenches experience needed to identify workplace challenges and resolve them. Ms. DeBartolo can quickly assess your legal situation and provide you with proactive, practical and cost effective counsel and representation.
Ms. DeBartolo is a well-rounded employment attorney. She has performed hundreds of workplace investigations, counseled and trained management, prepared budgets, negotiated union contracts, prepared employee handbooks, represented employers in unemployment hearings, EEOC and DFEH investigations and hearings, resolved employee discrimination and harassment issues, and provided general Human Resources support and expertise to employers.
Ms. DeBartolo earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. She received the distinguished award of Highest Honors in Legal Advocacy. She served as team captain for the international moot court competition and performed internships for the Workers' Compensation Clinic and the Crime Victims with Disabilities Unit of the California State Mental Health Department.
Ms. DeBartolo is your best choice for an employment and labor law attorney who offers personalized assistance with your case. She may be the most seasoned employment attorney you will find in our area.
Ms. DeBartolo was working in large companies when labor and employment laws in California first began to evolve. Unlike most attorneys you will meet, Ms. DeBartolo actually worked in companies, wrote employment policies while inside those companies and faced the same workplace challenges you are facing today.
Elisabeth knows the laws personally because she lived through their enactments while working in Human Resources. Time and time again, Ms. DeBartolo was responsible for bringing large workplaces into compliance as the workplace laws evolved.