Stephen Danz & Associates

California's largest employee only, statewide law firm with offices throughout the state.

Stephen Danz & Associates is California's major state-wide employee-only law firm with attorneys and offices throughout the state. The main office is in Brentwood (Los Angeles), and the firm has a presence in San Bernardino, San Diego, Sacramento and the Bay Area. Each client is represented by an experienced associate who handles the day to day work associated with each case, and by Steve Danz himself who serves as senior attorney on the case.

The firm prides itself on striving to return each communication the same day received from its clients, a rare practice in this day. Clients are also provided copies of all documents of significance (even those not requiring client action) pertinent to their case.

We hire only the best and brightest employment attorneys who have many years' experience in employment litigation, who are all active members of the California State Bar and numerous employment and labor law organizations. Steve Danz, managing attorney, is a member of, and speaker at numerous employment bar associations. The firm successfully litigates and settles hundreds of employment law cases each year throughout the state.

Typical factual patterns involve employees who are induced to relocate under false promises, perhaps of long-term employment, a particular bonus, or other inducements. Under California Labor Code 972, double damages can be claimed by that employee. The firm is a leading authority on wage and hour class actions and has currently pending numerous claims on behalf of entire workforces where, for example, employees are forced to chose between lunch or work breaks; are denied overtime (sometimes by misclassifying these employees as "supervisors"), and related issues.

The California Government Code, Section 12940, outlaws discrimination in employment and the firms' largest single category of cases falls in this heading. Typical cases have included race, national origin, age (40-70), physical and mental condition and retaliation for complaining about discrimination. The firm also provides legal representation to whistleblowers. Whistleblowers include employees who report unsafe working conditions, either to the government or to management. In many cases the firm has sought and received punitive damages on behalf of its employees where the employer's actions have been found to have been done with malice, oppression or fraud.

Each new caller's case is reviewed by the senior partner along with the local associate and a prompt decision is made whether the firm can be of help. As the firm does not do workman's compensation, referrals are made to appropriate attorneys.

All consultations are free and clients may e mail on the form attached to the web page or call 877.789.9707 (toll free).

NORTHERN CA OFFICE:
Sacramento
Douglas Jaffe
P.O Box 160661
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 381-2011 Office
(916)457-2700 Fax
(916)439-7914 Cell
[email protected]

Fresno
John C. Fowler
1401 Fulton St.
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 221-7777 Office
(559) 221-6812 Fax
(916) 212-4477 Cell
[email protected]

San Francisco
Chris Leclerc & Mark LeClerc
Le Clerc & Le Clerc LLP
235 Montgomery Str., Suite 1019
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415)445-0900 office
(415)445-9977 fax
(925)623-4954 cell
[email protected]

Gail Hodes
7701 Elphick Rd
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 829-3097 Office
(707) 484-1887 Cell
(707) 829-3015 Fax
[email protected]

Orange County
Ronald Norman
2020 Main St. STE 770,
Irvine, CA 92614
Office: (949) 553-1300
Fax: (866)600-2067
Cell: (714) 269-8843
[email protected] Assistant: [email protected]

Other LA ATTORNEYS/OFFICES:
Steven Sokoloff
433 N. Camden Dr. Suite 400
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310)623-1676 Office Main Line
(310) 913-5443 Cell
(310) 997-3348 Fax
[email protected]

Brian Vogel
Law Offices Of Brian I Vogel
30 N Raymond Ave Ste 812
Pasadena, CA, 91103
(626) 796-7470 Office
(626) 796-7474 Fax
(626) 733-2382Cell
[email protected]

Eran Lagstein
5900 Wilshire Blvd 26th FL
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323)330-0507
(323)-330-0508 Fax
(310)437-6316 cell
[email protected]

Brent Rosenzweig, Esq.
2655 First Street Suite 250
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Tel: (805)915-4726
Fax: (805) 915-4701
Cell: (818)314-2665
[email protected]

Curt Surls Esq.
1500 Rosecrans Avenue Suite 500
Manhattan, CA 90266
Tel: (310)706-4055
Fax: (310) 706-4055
Cell: (310)503-9344
[email protected]

SAN BERNARDINO
Pip Smits
505 N Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 104
San Bernardino, CA 92401
(909) 889-0456 Office
(909) 889-0330 Fax
(760) 951-0151 Home
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO OFFICE:
Marcus Jackson
2382 Faraday Ave., 310-O
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 603-8222 office
(760) 603-8233 fax
(858) 539-3567 Cell
[email protected]

Melanie Ann Porter
8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 800,
San Diego CA 92108
Direct Line (619) 209-6070
Main Line (619) 297-9400
Fax (619) 209-6071
(619) 723-6800 cell
[email protected]