Gary S. Davis, Esq. has devoted the last decade of his 43 year legal career to mediation and arbitration as an alternative to litigation, having conducted over 1,500 mediations since 1993. He has successfully acted as mediator and arbitrator in employment cases brought against local employers including public entities and professional entities and also against Fortune 500 and leading international companies. Mr. Davis’ success in employment matters stems from his compassionate understanding of the tense emotional issues which often arise during these matters as well as his ability to decipher the complex underlying legal and personal issues at stake.
Representative Matters
- Employee Embezzlement
- Disputes with claims brought by employees accused of embezzlement
- Harassment
- Multiple sexual harassment claims involving female to male, male to female, and same sex harassment
- Miscellaneous Employer/Employee Litigation
- Numerous disputes with claims brought under whistle blower statutes
- Multiple claims brought against private and public school districts arising out of catastrophic injuries occurring after school hours and on highways, issues of termination, and respondeat superior cases involving improper teacher conduct with students
- Personal Injury
- Mediated claims brought by Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses including claims involving non-competition and trade secret cases and claims brought involving financial institutions as well as national accounting firms
- Unpaid Wages/Benefits
- Mediated employment disputes over entitlement to severance packages
- Mediated claims of wages not paid
- Multiple claims based on allegations of violations of the California Equal Pay Act
- Wrongful Termination
- Mediated wrongful termination claims brought by minority employees against public entities
- Dispute involving defamation claims brought by employees against employers and resolved claims regarding wrongful or constructive termination
- Dispute with claims based on allegations of discrimination including gender, ethnic, and disability claims
- Dispute with claims of wrongful termination based on discrimination and retaliation for conduct or whistle blowing