PRACTICE AREAS
Business and partnership disputes; Employment claims
including sexual harassment; discrimination; ADA; Title
VII; failure to hire/promote; wrongful termination; wage
& hour; Real estate; Securities fraud; and Workplace
investigations.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE
John Weiss has mediated hundreds of disputes through ARC and as a member of numerous court panels. Mr. Weiss has served as a principal in the Law Offices of John D. Weiss since 1981, where he has focused primarily on resolution of employment matters in state and federal courts and agencies. Mr. Weiss has also acted as legal counsel to individuals, partnerships and corporations on labor and employment-related issues and creation and compliance monitoring of 501(c)(3) status for six non-profit corporations.
As a member of NELA, Mr. Weiss was selected by its leadership to incorporate and secure tax exempt status for Workplace Fairness formerly known as the National Employment Rights Institute (NERI). He acted as Chief Financial Officer of NERI and provided legal oversight. He is currently serving as Affiliate Coordinator between NELA and its Los Angeles chapter.
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ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Member: California, Illinois and San Fernando Valley bar associations; Los Angeles Superior Court Mediation Panel; California Employment Lawyers Assn.
U.S. District Court Volunteer Settlement Officer
Speaker, California Employment Lawyers Association: “Discovery and Motion Practice in Arbitration;” Panelist on topic, “Mediating Civil Rights Cases: Rationale and Remedies,” NBI Seminar, “Civil Rights Litigation Update” (2008)
Board Member and Treasurer, for CAOWI (California
Association of Workplace Investigators)
Contributor - Age Discrimination Litigation and Editorial Advisory Board Member - Employment Evidence, James Publishing, Inc.
Panelist, Law.com seminar - “Using ADR to Resolve
Employment Disputes” (2000)
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
Dispute Resolution Training: Pepperdine
University’s Straus Institute (2002-2010)
J.D., 1981, Pepperdine University School of Law
B.A., 1977, Clark University, Worcester, MA
Mr. Weiss is available throughout California.
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