Palos Verdes Peninsula Employment Lawyers

Gary Paul André is a Senior Associate with Pearlman, Borska & Wax. He specializes in all aspects of workers' compensation law. He has been defending employers, insurance carriers and third party administrators throughout the State of California since 1987. In addition to defending the NHL, NFL, NBA, WNBA, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the Harlem Globetrotters, Mr. André has played and coached youth ice hockey teams for six decades. This unique experience provides insight in defending professional sports claims that include complex multi-party and multi-jurisdictional issues. Mr. André has also successfully represented employers in a wide...

Ms. Wiens is an experienced litigator with more than a decade of experience handling employment matters. Her practice focuses on representing workers in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases. Ms. Wiens started her career at a boutique plaintiff-side law firm, specializing in representing individuals injured by defective drugs and medical devices. She then worked at a few preeminent defense firms, including an Amlaw 100 firm that is considered by many in the legal community to be the premier firm for employer-side labor and employment law. This experience provided Ms. Wiens with valuable insight into the thought process companies go through when opposing...

Mr. Rogers is a litigator and trial lawyer, whose primary emphasis is employment disputes wrongful termination and discrimination, eminent domain, major personal injuries, civil litigation and independent sales representatives litigation. Mr. Rogers has a blend of facilitative skills and hands-on leadership experience that makes him ideally suited as a litigation attorney, negotiator and mediator. He divides his time between the firm’s main office in downtown Los Angeles and the firm’s branch office in San Pedro.

I’ve helped California businesses confidently navigate workplace compliance and employee issues since 2009, first as a litigator, now as a trusted advisor. After several years in the litigation trenches, I shifted my focus to preventing legal disputes before they escalate. Throughout my career, I’ve partnered with hundreds of organizations from startups to established enterprises, crafting clear policies, minimizing risk, and resolving complex employment issues efficiently. Jamie Stein and I co-founded EmployLaw Group with a shared belief: legal services should be built on genuine client relationships, transparent communication, and practical solutions. Traditional firms often create distance between partners and clients. We’ve...