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Extensive experience defending and advising employers related to employment matters. Record of successfully drafting and arguing motions and obtaining favorable settlements. Recognized five times as a "Rising Star" by Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine.

Senior Attorney @ Provide practical legal advice to prevent and resolve employment, labor, customer, benefits, business, privacy, and contract issues. Manage civil litigation matters and arbitration. Address ethical issues as SMUD's Ethics and Compliance Officer. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Sacramento, California AreaEmployment Attorney @ Litigated employment matters in state and federal court. Defended single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and class action claims. Represented clients before the Labor Commissioner, EEOC, DFEH, and WCAB, including writing position statements and appearing at hearings and conferences. Counseled clients concerning proposed terminations, wage and hour compliance, leaves of absences, reasonable accommodations, trade secrets, and other labor and employment matters. Trained clients’ management, legal, and human resource teams regarding employment policies and practices. Conducted investigations and drafted case assessments. Advised in-house counsel, executives, and insurance carrier representatives related to case strategy and risk assessment. Took and defended depositions. Negotiated favorable settlements at mediations and directly with opposing parties. Drafted and argued successful motions. From March 2007 to June 2013 (6 years 4 months) Sacramento, California AreaEmployment Attorney @ Litigated labor and employment matters for public and private employers. Defended claims raised before various state and federal agencies, including the NLRB. Reviewed and drafted employee handbooks and other employment-related policies. Litigated some commercial and copyright matters. From August 2004 to February 2007 (2 years 7 months) Law Clerk @ Helped oppose class certification in a wage and hour class action, including researching the grounds for opposition, interviewing employees, and obtaining employee declarations. Drafted various pleadings and motions. Conducted extensive legal research. Participated in creating "Employer Survival Guide" for a statewide trade association. From September 2002 to August 2003 (1 year) Judicial Extern @ Wrote bench memoranda addressing appellate and law and motion matters, including Chapter 11 disclosure statements and motions for class decertification, dismissal, remand, and numerous others. From June 2002 to August 2002 (3 months)

J.D., Law @ University of California, Davis - School of Law From 2001 to 2004 B.A., History and Sociology @ University of California Los Angeles From 1998 to 2001 Randall Hakes is skilled in: Employment Law, Legal Advice, Litigation, Mediation, Legal Research, Class Actions, Legal Writing, Trade Secrets