Lawyer for Public Employees in California

Full-Service Law Firm Providing Valuable Legal Representation to Public Entity Employees in Southern California

Public sector workers serve a greater good, looking after their communities, serving their fellow men and women, and working hard to ensure that our system benefits all. Law enforcement officers, public school teachers, bus drivers, county clerks, firefighters, and more are all hard-working, diligent professionals who must often go to work underpaid and overworked. There is also a great deal of unappreciation that goes toward government workers, whether they are at a county, state, or federal level. Sometimes, this unappreciation extends to their employers, who do not treat them the way they should be treated. Sometimes, this unappreciation comes from the public at large, which scrutinizes everything that public employees do. However, all employees have legal rights under California and federal law, whether they are public or private employees.

The state of California has one of the largest and most complex bodies of state government in the entire country. The state employs over 230,000 employees across over 230 different agencies. Meanwhile, the population of California is closer to 39 million people. That means that California’s public employees have their work cut out for them as they must contend with legal matters with a wide scope. It is not unthinkable that mistakes could happen or that you would be contending with legal issues beyond your comprehension. Do not feel dismayed at the thought of needing legal assistance. That’s what we’re here for.

To learn more about our legal services, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Pasadena, California, law office to schedule your initial consultation today.

What Types of Public Sector Employees Do We Represent in California?

Our full-service law firm is devoted to representing the legal rights of public sector workers across the state of California. We represent the legal interests of workers from an array of different public agencies, including school districts, police departments, cities, counties, state and federal agencies, community colleges, public universities, fire districts, and water districts. We represent public employees and civil service workers in a variety of legal matters, both personal and employment-related.

Our clients include, but are not exclusive to, the following:

Administrative managers
Animal control officers
Bailiffs
City accountants
City attorneys
Civil engineers
Civil rights workers
Civil service workers
Correctional officers
Crisis line counselors
District attorneys
Federal agents
Financial caseworkers
Firefighters
Guidance counselors
Health care workers
Homeless shelter managers
Immigration and Customs inspectors
Mail carriers
Police officers
Public health nurses
Public safety dispatchers
Public school teachers
Public transportation employees
School bus drivers
Social workers
Special education teachers
Substance abuse counselors
Transit Authority
And more

Whatever your profession, we would be proud to represent your interests as a public employee. Many of our lawyers and legal staff come from the public sector and understand the difficult situations you deal with on a day-to-day basis. As your legal representation, our lawyers will work to protect due process rights and ensure fairness in investigations. To learn more about our legal services, please schedule your case review today.

What Types of California Public Employee Cases Do We Represent?

Stone Busailah, LLP represents public employees and their employers in a variety of different legal matters.

These include:

Administrative trials and hearings
Civil rights violations
Constitutional rights
Defamation
Defense strategies for police officers, federal agents, and firefighters
Disability claims
Discipline proceedings
Excessive force allegations
Failure to promote
First Amendment issues
Fraudulent statements
Grievances and complaints
Job loss
Negligence
Perjury
Personal injury claims
Police misconduct
Premises liability claims
Privacy matters
Property damage
Refusal to hire claims
Rights of civilian employees at military installations
Sexual harassment
Unemployment insurance claims
Whistleblower cases and subsequent retaliation for reporting wrongdoing
Workplace discrimination
Wrongful termination cases

Do You Need Legal Representation for a Critical Incident?

If you are a public employee who deals with split-second life-or-death decisions, you likely have some experience in critical incidents. Whether you are a police officer who has discharged your weapon, a firefighter responding to a natural disaster, or a public health care professional contending with a mass casualty accident, it’s important that you have legal representation to look after your rights and personal interests.

Our law firm has conducted hundreds of ‘rollouts,’ during which our team of lawyers sends personnel to the scene of a critical incident to provide legal services to our clients. We are available 24/7 and always ready to take the call and appear by your side.

Are You Facing Disciplinary Actions?

Stone Busailah, LLP advocates for public employees facing disciplinary actions or internal investigations. We aggressively defend our clients in Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) hearings.

The California State Personnel Board (SPB) is an independent agency entrusted with the authority to take primary responsibility for the classification and compensation of the majority of the state’s public sector employees. The SPB also handles employee appeals for disciplinary action. As your attorneys, we will handle any California State Personnel Board defense strategy on your behalf, including representing you in courtrooms, drafting appeals, writs of mandate, and everything else in the entire process.

If you are under investigation and facing disciplinary action, it’s important that you retain professional legal counsel to represent your rights and basic interests. Our experience representing public employees like yourself makes us uniquely qualified to tackle your legal case and help you achieve your goals. To learn more about our legal services, please schedule your confidential case evaluation today.

Do You Have an Employment Law Case?

Public entities, like any private business, must address all types of Labor and employment concerns to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. In fact, public agencies and government entities are subject to even greater scrutiny than private businesses and must comply with even stricter regulations.

Our law firm has experience advising public entities and their employees on employment law and administrative litigation matters.

If you have suffered discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, or harassment in the workplace, you deserve the right to pursue justice and fair compensation. We also represent individual union members in labor disputes, collective bargaining agreements, and grievances. Additionally, we can help you navigate the complicated system for injured workers, handling personal injury claims and appeals for work-related accidents.

Have You Experienced Workplace Discrimination or Retaliation?

Employment discrimination is illegal. In California, it is unlawful for employers or fellow colleagues to discriminate or harass public employees on the basis of age, gender, disability, race, skin color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, medical condition, sexual orientation, military status, or pregnancy. It is also illegal to retaliate against a public employee who has engaged in protected activities, such as whistleblowing.

If you have experienced discrimination in the workplace or face retaliation for reporting issues like safety violations or abuse of power, you need to seek legal representation immediately. As your attorneys, our legal team can defend your best interests both in and out of a court of law.

Have You Established a Valid Estate Plan?

Public employees, like any other type of worker, need to consider the future and their own mortality. By drafting an estate plan, it is possible to help anticipate potential uncertainties that life throws our way, making things simpler for ourselves and our loved ones in the process. Estate planning may include drafting a last will and testament, putting your assets into a trust, naming a power of attorney, or writing an advanced healthcare directive. As your lawyers, our legal staff can help you determine which estate planning tools would benefit you most.

Are You Contending with Complicated Family Law Matters?

Our full-service law firm represents public employees in a variety of legal matters, including intensely personal family law issues.

As your attorneys, we can assist you with complex divorce proceedings, child custody negotiations, child support obligations, alimony disputes, and more.

If you need legal assistance, don’t hesitate to contact our law firm to learn more about the services we can provide.

Schedule Your Initial Consultation with Experienced Public Employee Attorneys Today

Stone Busailah, LLP is a Southern California law firm dedicated to providing compassionate legal representation to public sector workers in all legal matters. We are a full-service law firm, meaning that we are your one-stop shop for all your legal needs. Whether you are contending with allegations of civil rights violations, facing difficult family law issues, drafting your estate plan, or dealing with complicated employment law issues, our legal team has the experience and knowledge to represent your case and help you pursue the most optimal outcome.

Contact us today to schedule your confidential consultation, wherein we will go over your legal options and help you decide on the right course of action to take today and into the future. You may reach us at 626-415-0787.