Steven Garrett

Mr. Garrett’s employment practice includes representing employers and organizations across California in all aspects of federal and state employment litigation and administrative matters, including federal and state employment discrimination claims before FEHA and the EEOC , harassment claims, Fair Housing,  FLSA wage and hour claims, FMLA and ADA claims, whistleblower claims, and disputes surrounding enforcement of employment and confidential information agreements. Mr. Garrett also advises employers  on day to day counseling of employees and workforce management and interaction.

Mr. Garrett’s commercial litigation practice  includes complex disputes involving class action defense, investor derivative claims, securities fraud, qui tam claims, whistleblower investigations, and computer fraud and theft and landlord/tenant disputes. He also has experience representing HOA and other organizations in matters involving fiduciary obligations, compliance, defamation and disparagement claims and contract-based disputes. His experience further includes the handling of claims of self-dealing, RICO, breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts related to corporate disputes between shareholders, including those arising out of the sale or dissolution of companies. His products liability experience includes defending negligence and strict liability claims concerning the manufacture or sale of a corporation's products, including allegations of defective design and failure to warn.

In his free time, Mr. Garrett enjoys watching and playing sports, traveling, and spending time with his family in Tahoe.