June 12, 2014 – Helmer Friedman LLP is proud to announce that the Super Lawyers attorney rating service has selected Courtney Abrams as a 2014 Southern California “Rising Star” in the category of Employment Litigation — Plaintiff.
June 11, 2014 – Andrew H. Friedman will be speaking at the State Bar of California’s California Solo & Small Firm Summit on Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa. Mr. Friedman will be presenting “The Year In Review: An Overview of Recent Employment Law Cases” along with Anthony J. Oncidi of Proskauer Rose. The State Bar of California has described the presentation as follows: “A distinguished defense employment attorney, Anthony J. Oncidi, and a prominent plaintiff employment lawyer, Andrew H. Friedman, will reprise their annual update on the latest and greatest employment law cases highlighting those cases that are of most importance to the employment practitioner whether plaintiff, defense or neutral.” For more information about this presentation and/or to register for the The State Bar of California’s California Solo & Small Firm Summit, please go to http://sections.calbar.ca.gov/SoloSummit.aspx.
May 21, 2014 – Andrew H. Friedman, prominent plaintiff-side employment attorney, and well known defense-side employment attorney, Anthony J. Oncidi, as well as distinguished retired judge/mediator, Hon. Michael D. Marcus, will reveal their best strategies and tactics (along with a few tricks) for successfully resolving employment lawsuits. The panelists also will address common ethical pitfalls in mediation that can befall the unwary. Dinner program will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 6pm to 7:30pm at Beverly Hills Bar Association Center. Register Now!
January 31, 2014 – Andrew H. Friedman and Tony Oncidi (of Proskauer Rose LLP) will take their annual employment law update on the road for the Santa Clara County Bar Association on Tuesday, January 31, 2014.
January 23, 2014 – Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine have selected Gregory D. Helmer and Andrew H. Friedman as 2014 Southern California “Super Lawyers” in the category of Labor and Employment Law. This is the eight consecutive year that both Mr. Friedman and Mr. Helmer have been selected as “Super Lawyers.”
October 2, 2013 – Andrew H. Friedman to appear from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. this evening on Your Legal Rights hosted by Chuck Finney on KALW San Francisco Public Radio at 91.7 on the FM dial. Listen to a recording of the program here.
Greg Helmer, Helmer Friedman LLP, discusses discrimination lawsuit filed against Chivas USA on NBC News.
May 29, 2013 – Coaches Sue Chivas USA Professional Soccer Organization, Allege Discrimination Against Non-Latinos. Two former members of the coaching staff of Chivas USA have filed a lawsuit against the Major League Soccer organization, saying they were fired “because they were neither Mexican nor Latino.” The filing was announced today by Gregory D. Helmer, of the Los Angeles law firm of Helmer Friedman, LLP, who represents the two coaches. Daniel Calichman and Theothoros Chronopoulos, both of whom were former professional soccer players and members of the U.S. National Team before being hired by Chivas USA, are suing in Los Angeles Superior Court. The men, described in the complaint as “Caucasian, non-Latino Americans,” allege discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination by Chivas USA based on national origin, ethnicity and race.
