San Francisco, CA (1888PressRelease)
July 24, 2009 - Fisher & Phillips LLP announces three partners in the firm’s San Francisco office have been named Northern California Super Lawyers. John Beers, John McLachlan and Tim Murphy are all experienced labor and employment attorneys representing management.
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers, from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist in the search for legal counsel.
Exclusively representing employers, Beers has successfully litigated hundreds of employment cases for numerous clients, including Fortune 500 companies. He has defended employers in jury trials against claims of wrongful discharge, whistleblowing, age discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and other claims. Beers has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer each of the past four years. He serves as an evaluator of employment cases in the Early Neutral Evaluation component of the ADR Program of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He is also a mediator for employment cases for the Northern District's ADR Program. Beers received his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (1976) and his B.A. from Stanford University (1973).
McLachlan represents clients in both state and federal courts and has successfully tried discrimination claims and contractual disputes before juries and judges. He has advised management in all phases of collective bargaining including representation during labor negotiations and arbitrations as well as management-union relations and has counseled employers on strike planning and union avoidance. McLachlan frequently represents management in cases arising before the National Labor Relations Board. He received his J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (1981), his M.A. from the University of Washington (1966) and his B.A. from Gonzaga University (1965).
A jury trial lawyer for more than 35 years, Murphy manages the San Francisco office and has handled cases involving a wide variety of subjects. Since 1985, his practice has focused on jury trial cases concerning sexual harassment, race discrimination, whistleblower allegations, retaliation, wrongful discharge, trade secret protection, and disability discrimination. Murphy received his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law (1972) and his B.A. from Stanford University (1969).
About Fisher & Phillips LLP (http://www.laborlawyers.com)
Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers nationally in labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration matters. The firm has more than 225 attorneys in 21 offices. Founded in 1943, it is one of the largest U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively upon representation of employers in labor and employment matters. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland ME, Portland OR, San Diego, San Francisco, and Tampa.
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