High School Real Estate
Resume:
Golnar Fozi **** Fortuna Ranch Road
Encinitas, California 92024
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• California attorney with 18 years of experience in litigation, trials and appeals in
State and Federal Courts.
• Legal counsel to California companies in matters such as labor and employment,
contracts, compliance, construction, and general liability claims.
• Law firm partner with extensive responsibilities in employee supervision and firm
management as well as client relations.
• Frequent lecturer to management groups and conferences regarding compliance with
California and Federal employment laws, wage and hour laws, the prevention of sexual
harassment, and sound workplace policies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Daley & Heft, LLP, Solana Beach, CA, 1995 to Present (Partner since 2007)
Senior Trial Counsel
o Lead trial counsel in civil trials pending in courts across the state of
California in such matters as employment discrimination and harassment,
property boundaries, toxic torts, and catastrophic injury cases.
o Primarily responsible for the representation of clients from the inception of
the suit through discovery, mediation, trial and appeals.
o Has handled more than a hundred lawsuits on behalf of governmental,
religious and private entities in administrative as well as judicial venues.
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o Has drafted and argued more than a dozen appeals, and has two published
appellate opinions.
Legal Counsel
o Advise California companies in a broad array of day to day legal issues, such
as compliance with applicable wage and hour laws, the hiring and termination of
employees, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, drafting,
interpreting and enforcing contracts.
o Assist California companies in avoiding liability and litigation by drafting and
effectuating sound workplace policies, provide training to employees on sexual
harassment in the workplace, training supervisors in giving performance
evaluations and properly managing their employees.
o Assist California companies with their contract negotiations and strategic
plans with an eye toward minimizing legal risk and avoiding litigation.
o Conduct workplace investigation of claims of harassment or discrimination
and provide findings of fact and recommendation to employers.
• Menke, Fahrney & Carroll, Costa Mesa, CA 1993 to 1995
Responsible for the conduct of litigation, discovery, and motion practice in complex civil
litigation involving real estate, contracts, and partnership dissolutions. Represented
publicly traded companies in class action securities litigation.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign Urbana, IL
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• Juris Doctor, May 1993
• Dean’s List
• Rickert Award for Excellence in Legal Writing for Interim Modification of Collective
Bargaining Agreements in Chapter 11 Reorganization
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, June 1990
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• Pi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN
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• High School Diploma, June 1986
• Cum Laude Society, Sewanee Award for Excellence, Faculty Award
OTHER SKILLS
Fluent in three foreign languages (Spanish, French, and Persian).
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