- Corporate LawOne of the best ways to avoid litigation is to get your business set up right in the first place. Our Silicon Valley corporate and business law services help put you and your business on track to keep you out of court. Our HR employment law training for San Jose area businesses can also help.
- Business DisputesPaul’s business litigation experience includes representing majority shareholders in derivative actions and general and limited partners in partnership litigation. He has represented individuals and small businesses in contract disputes, cases involving trade secrets and a variety of other civil matters.
- Business TransactionsWe assist our San Jose, Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area business and corporate clients in a full range of business matters, from entity selection and formation, to purchase and sale and other business transactions, such as...
- Limited Liability CompaniesDan represents both established start-ups and growth stage businesses in a diverse range of business and technology industries. Dan’s practice areas include the formation of corporations, limited liability companies and other business entities, commercial contracts and finance and sale transactions.
- Trade Secrets
- Unfair CompetitionAnne is an experienced litigator, having defended cases involving the full spectrum of employment-related claims including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, trade secrets and unfair competition, wrongful discharge, wage and hour individual and class actions, and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). She defends clients in both state and federal courts, as well as before state and federal administrative agencies. She has also successfully argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and California appellate courts.
- Wrongful TerminationJeanine represents employers in all areas of employment and benefits law, including wage and hour claims, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, benefit plan corrections and other employment-related claims.
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment ContractLinda McPharlin has counseled hundreds of Silicon Valley executives in termination situations: reviewing their contractual and statutory rights, evaluating litigation risks, and negotiating severance. And she assists them in avoidance of future conflicts by reviewing their employment agreements at time of hire.
- Employment LitigationWhen an employment claim arises, her approach is to communicate immediately with opposing counsel–not to begin the expensive litigation process–but to offer, without cumbersome discovery, the documents and information opponents need for realistic assessment of their case, and to promote the benefits of early resolution for all. When this results in an agreement to mediate, Linda—an experienced mediator herself—is well able to represent clients through the process to resolution.
- Severance AgreementEngaged as an expert to testify regarding the kinds of severance packages normally given to departing executives at Silicon Valley companies (having handled more than 1000 such arrangements, representing both companies and executives)
- Sexual HarassmentWe provide the one-hour and two-hour training in prevention of sexual harassment which is required by California law. Employers with five (5) or more employees must provide two hours of interactive training and education to all supervisory employees every two years and one hour to all staff members.
- Real Estate LitigationMcPharlin Sprinkles & Thomas is a San Jose employment, business and real estate law firm that combines the quality found in large firms with the personal service and economy of a smaller, specialized firm.
- Construction LitigationSince beginning his law practice in 1986, Dan has developed a diverse business litigation practice. Dan handles business matters which include contract, tort, employment, corporate, real estate, and construction issues. Dan has clients throughout the state of California.
- Real Estate TransactionsWith their extensive experience in sophisticated real estate transactions, McPharlin Sprinkles & Thomas provides pragmatic advice and efficient service to assist their clients with all their transactional and regulatory real estate needs.
- Easement
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesPaul’s experience includes advising clients in real estate matters, including financing and acquisition, and landlord tenant relationships. His real estate litigation experience includes lease and easement disputes, commercial unlawful detainers, and partition and quiet title actions.
- Disability DiscriminationMediation and resolution of an employee’s disability discrimination claim; the employee’s work-related back injury caused her to leave her job and she claimed the company had failed to reasonably accommodate her disability
- Estate PlanningThe attorneys at McPharlin Sprinkles & Thomas LLP in San Jose are experienced in handling and winning a wide variety of business and real estate litigation matters. Some examples of the litigation matters we have handled for clients include...
- Trusts
- Bankruptcy