Practice Areas
Business & Real Estate Law - Flat Fee, Hourly, or Monthly General Counsel Contract
- LLC Formation
- Corporation Formation
- Non-Profit Formation and IRS Filings
- Operating Agreements and Resolutions
- Bylaws & Minutes
- Contract Drafting or Review
- Business Buy-Sell Agreements
- Intellectual Property Licensing
- Copyright and Trademark Protection
- Employer-Employee Matters
- Collections
- Partnership Agreements
- Real Estate Development Agreements
- Lis Pendens / Notice of Action
- Easements & Quiet Title Actions
- Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements
- Commercial and Residential Lease Agreements
- Truth In Lending and RESPA Compliance
- Real Estate Investor Risk Assessment
- Interpretation of Real Estate Laws, Rulings, and Regulations
Maritime Law - Flat Fee or Hourly Fee
- LLC Purchase with Vessel as Primary Asset
- Offshore Delivery Documentaion
- Charter Contracts & Liability Waivers
- MARAD / Jones Act Waivers
- International Vessel Purchase Agreements
- Guidance for Boating in Mexcio
- RMI, Malta, Jamaica, etc Vessel Flags
- Use Tax and Franchise Tax Consultations
- Notice of Claim of Lien with USCG
- Satisfaction and Release of Lein
- Vessel Lien Enforcement
- Vessel Collisions and/or Injury
Personal Injury - Contingency Fee
- Dog Bites
- Delivery Vehicle Accidents
- Commercial Trucking Accidents
- Auto Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Rideshare Accidents (Uber, Lyft, etc.)
- Bicycle Accidents
- E-Bike Accidents
- Electric Scooter Accidents
- Gun Discharge Accidents
- Pedestrian Injuries
- Premises Liability Cases
- Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
- Wrongful Death
- All Serious Injury Matters
Employment Law
Representation of Employers - Hourly Fee
We understand the stakes are high for employers and a simple mistake can lead to a seven-figure jury verdict or a class action lawsuit. Under California law there are no limits on the amount of emotional distress damages and punitive damages that can be recovered in most employment lawsuits. Keeping abreast of the laws regarding misclassification of independent contractors, wage and hour violations, rest break and meal violations, disability discrimination and reasonable accomodation laws, wrongful termination cases, and ADA/Unruh Act violations can be daunting for any employer.
Trust The Wales Law Firm, P.C. to help you navigate these laws and to agressively represent you should anyone allege any misclassification, wage and hour, workplace discrimination or wrongful termination claims.
We represent employers accused of:
1. Failure to Pay Minimum Wages (labor Code Section 1182.12 et sec)
2. Failure to Pay Overtime Wages (Labor Code Section 1198)
3. Failure to PRovide Rest Periods or Pay Rest Premiums (Labor Code Section 226.7)
4. Failure to Provide Meal Periods or pay Meal Premiums (Labor Code Sections 226.7 and 512(a))
5. Failure to Remiburse Employees for Necessary Expenditures (Labor Code Section 2802(a))
6. Failure to Pay All Wages Due to Diischarged and Quitting Employees (Labor Code Section 218)
7. Failure to Maintain and Provide Accurate Wage Statements (Labor Code Section 226)
8. Failure to Comply with Pay Frequency Requirements (Labor Code Section 204)
9. Waiting Time Penatlties (Labor Code Section 201-218)
10. Failure to Rpovide Wage Records (Labor Code Sections 226(b) and 226(c))
11. Failure to Timely Provide Personnel Records (Labor Code Section1198.5)
12. Disparate Treatment In Violation of Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov Code 12900)
13. Retaliation in Violation of Gov. Code section 12945.2(k)
14. Failure to Prevent Discrimination and Retaioliation In Violation of Gov. Code 12900 et sec.
15. Intereference with CA Family Rights Act (Gov. Code Section 12945.2(q)
16. Whistleblower Retailiation (Labor Code Section 1102.5(b))
17. Labor Law Whistleblower Retaliation (Labor Code Section 98.6)
18. Private Attorney General Act ("PAGA") Claims
For Employees - Contingency Fee
The Wales Law Firm, P.C also represents employees in the above described claims as well as other wage and hour claims, retailiation claims and wrongful termination claims:
1. Retaliation (Labor Code Section 98.6)
2. Retaliation (Labor Code Setion 1102.5)
3. Wrongful Termination In Breach of Public Policy
4. Failure to pay Wages (Labor Code Section 201, 1194)
5. Failure to indemnify for Business Expenses (Labor Code Section 2802)
6. Waiting Time Penatlties (Labor Code Section 201-203)
7. Breach of Employment Contract