Lawyer J. Rod Betts, graduated from Fort Hays State University, B.S., 1978 University of Kansas, J.D., 1981, is now employed by Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP at 101 West Broadway, Ninth Floor San Diego, CA 92101.J. Rod Betts is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing J. Rod Betts as your lawyer, you should consider whether J. Rod Betts offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if J. Rod Betts has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though J. Rod Betts's office is located at San Diego, CA, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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J. Rod Betts has been admitted in 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. His or her practice areas include Labor and Employment; Litigation; Employment Law; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Civil Service; Child Labor Law; Collective Bargaining; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Disability Discrimination; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Leasing; Employee Privacy; Employee Rights; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Employment Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Executive Transfers; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Human Resources Law; International Employment Contracts; Labor Antitrust; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Legislation; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Outsourcing; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Prevailing Wage Lit.

J. Rod Betts's college and law school education includes Fort Hays State University, B.S., 1978, University of Kansas, J.D., 1981. Other biographical background includes Rod Betts has successfully represented California employers on labor and employment law matters for almost 30 years. He started his career at Gray Cary (now DLA Piper) and became a partner at that firm, and was Chair of the Employment and Labor group at Gray Cary for several years. In 2004, Rod joined his former partners from Gray Cary—Rich Paul, Fred Plevin and Mike Sullivan—who had left Gray Cary in 1998 to found the Paul, Plevin firm. Mr. Betts is one of the most experienced management side labor lawyers in Southern California, having represented a wide variety of public and private sector clients on union matters, including San Diego Transit Corporation, San Diego Trolley, Inc., the Zoological Society of San Diego, the City of San Diego, the City of Chula Vista, and the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. Rod has handled well over 100 labor arbitrations on behalf of management, including discharge and contract interpretation cases. Mr. Betts is also a very successful trial lawyer, having tried dozens of cases before juries, judges and administrative law judges. His trials have involved claims of wrongful termination, employment discrimination and wage and hour violations. Rod's employment law clients include General Dynamics/NASSCO, Continental Airlines, Inc., Yellow Book USA, Inc., Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Qwest Communications. Rod utilizes his years of experience in representing employers. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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