The Law Offices of John D. Weiss, based in Encino, California, specializes in employment law. The scope of the practice covers both plaintiff and defense work in all stages of litigation, including counseling, pre-filing administrative hearings, litigation, discovery and trial. His case experience has included, but is not limited to, the following:
In his more than 25 years of practice, principal John D. Weiss has represented individual and management clients in the public and private sector in both state and federal court and before municipal, local, state and federal agencies. Mr. Weiss has also been called upon to perform independent investigations for public and private entities that have been charged with statutory and common law violations. He has served clients in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Inyo Counties.
During the past two decades, Mr. Weiss has had the privilege of prosecuting cases before a jury to verdict, appealing matters before the 9th Circuit and California Court of Appeals, prosecuting and defending cases before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, California Department of Industrial Relations and Employment Development Departments, to name a few. In addition to taking advantage of web-based research tools including legal data bases and three private list serves (one for Los Angeles, another for California and the third for national), Mr. Weiss is able to draw upon 20+ years of experience and contacts he has made, on both sides of the aisle, in the legal and business world, and bring all of it to bear on the issues his clients present to him.
Mr. Weiss prides himself on being a good observer and listener. This enables him to constructively merge legal options and opportunities with the expectations of his clients that have been tempered by his advice and counsel. He is able to advise his clients from the triple perspective of mediation; plaintiff and defense work, resulting in a well rounded approach to the concerns and issues presented to him.
The firm philosophy is problem solving. It entails a merger of client input and attorney know how to arrive at a solution or series of options, which can be presented and explored with the client. Mr. Weiss prides himself on returning all phone calls within 24 hours of receipt; emails even faster, assuming he is not in trial or deposition, at the time. Clients are kept abreast of each significant development in their case. This enables both them and Mr. Weiss to communicate more clearly and identify which road may be best taken.
Be it labor and employment law counseling or litigation, people who contact the Law Offices of John D. Weiss can expect an open ear and a keen eye. Their ideas and positions will be constructively challenged and evaluated, all with the goal of crafting a plan, which will maximize the opportunity for a meaningful result.
Mr. Weiss has conducted investigations and litigated in Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
Within Los Angeles County, this includes Encino, Van Nuys, Pasadena, Century City, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, downtown and South Los Angeles and the beach cities.
