Mark Meyerhoff represents clients in all types of civil
litigation, administrative proceedings and arbitrations. Mark regularly
advises and represents clients in all aspects of employment and
traditional labor relations matters.
Mark utilizes his
employment law and litigation experience and expertise for the benefit
of our firm’s clients in such matters as discipline and termination
arbitrations and hearings; state and federal court actions involving
harassment, civil rights, discrimination, writs of mandate relating to
meet and confer disputes, Public Safety Officer Procedural Bill of
Rights issues, administrative charges of harassment and discrimination
brought before the DFEH and EEOC and several court of appeal arguments.
Notably, Mark has
successfully tried a federal court case involving civil rights and
retaliation claims. Mark has also worked on two matters which resulted
in two published decisions, including a recent decision in which the
California Supreme Court elaborated upon the scope of meet and confer
obligations for public sector entities. Mark has also successfully
litigated numerous other administrative and court proceedings on behalf
of the firm’s clients.
In addition to his
litigation expertise, Mark continuously counsels clients on a variety of
labor relations matters, including major labor disputes and strikes,
unfair labor practice charges, bargaining unit disputes, collective
bargaining agreement interpretations and union organizing issues. Mark
also develops and updates personnel rules, policies and ordinances for
public sector clients and routinely presents training programs and
workshops for supervisors and managers.
Prior to joining
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore in 2001, Mark represented employers in labor
and employment law for a national employment law firm. Mark litigated
several cases in both state and federal court, including claims for
wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, labor relations, wage
and hour issues, privacy and trade secret disputes
Mark completed his
undergraduate study at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He
earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and was
admitted to the California State Bar in 1995.
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