About Us at O'Leary Wood & Robbins LLP

Firm Prevails in Employment Action, June 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Plaintiff-construction workers alleged they were employees and not independent contractors. The Firm represented the Defendants, property owners, who, after a four-week trial in the San Francisco Superior Court, not only defeated all of Plaintiffs' six causes of action but were awarded $250,000 against the lead Plaintiff on Defendants' cross-complaint for violations of the California Contractor Licensing Statute.

Our Practice

O'Leary Wood & Robbins LLP practices a wide variety of complex commercial litigation in Northern California. The firm's specialties include:

Labor and Employment Law, including discrimination suits, employee/independent contractor misclassification disputes, employee breach of loyalty and related actions.

Intellectual Property, Speech, and Media, including trade secret disputes, defamation, false advertising matters, and copyright and trademark disputes as often occurs in the context of creating, using, or licensing media, film, art, or text.

Real Estate and Land Use, including the defense of real estate brokers and agents, representation of buyers and sellers of real estate, commercial leasing, land use litigation, and contractor licensing disputes.

Professional Liability, such as liability relating to real estate professionals, accountants, health care professionals, and attorneys.

Experience

Our members consist of attorneys with significant civil litigation experience. While we have enjoyed substantial trial and appellate court success, we focus, whenever possible, on resolving complex matters quickly and efficiently without the need to resort to legal process.

Super Lawyers

We are pleased to announce that firm partners, Greg Wood and Douglas Robbins have been named to Super Lawyers Magazine's 2011 list of Rising Stars.