Harvey Berger is a founding partner of Berger, Williams & Reynolds, LLP. For over 30 years Harvey has represented... Read MoreHarvey Berger is a founding partner of Berger, Williams & Reynolds, LLP. For over 30 years Harvey has represented individuals, small businesses, billion dollar corporations and insurance companies, in all aspects of civil litigation. Many of his clients have stayed with him for over a decade. His specialty is employment law, both representing employees, and defending employers, in lawsuits, class actions, mediations, arbitrations and labor commissioner hearings. He also provides personnel advice and counsel to avoid litigation.

Harvey Berger obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1974 and a Masters in Management from M.I.T. Sloan School of Management in 1976. After working for several years as a personnel manager and labor relations consultant, Harvey graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1981.

Harvey has been voted by The San Diego Daily Transcript as one of the Top (10) Employment Attorneys in San Diego County, by other employment lawyers, for years 2005 through 2008, 2012, 2014 & 2015. Harvey has been selected as one of San Diego’s “Super Lawyers” each year from 2007-2019. Harvey was honored in 2015 as a Top 10 Super Lawyer in all practice areas for San Diego and Top 50 for the year 2017. He was also selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America each year from 2008-2020 through Best Lawyers, as well as one of San Diego’s Best Lawyers each year from 2008-2019.

Harvey has lectured to statewide attorney organizations as well as to businesses throughout the Southern California area on wage & hour issues, sexual harassment and management issues. He is a Chapter Author of Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-State Survey, as well as the 2008 Cumulative Supplement and co-author of a book on USERRA. Harvey is an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association, and privately arbitrates and mediates cases upon request.

Harvey is active in various bar associations and legal organizations He was co-chair of the San Diego County Bar Association Labor & Employment Committee for 2012 and 2013. He was on the Wage and Hour Committee of California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) and was chair of its Bench-Bar Committee. He was on the Board of Directors of the Lawyer Referral & Information Service (LRIS) from 2009-2013, and was the chair of that committee from 2012-2013. He is a volunteer for the San Diego County Bar Association Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act committee, for which he appears pro bono on behalf of active duty military service members who are sued in court. He is on the Board of Directors of the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank (2014-present). Secretary of the Board (2016-present), and Chair of the HR Committee of the Board.

Harvey was elected to the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 2015.   Read Less

Denise Brucker is a seasoned employment lawyer and compliance professional with a passion for helping businesses achieve... Read MoreDenise Brucker is a seasoned employment lawyer and compliance professional with a passion for helping businesses achieve their operational objectives while successfully mitigating legal and practical risks. She draws from her extensive experience in private practice as both an employment litigator and transactional attorney, as well as a decade of experience working as senior in-house employment counsel and chief compliance officer for a global, publicly traded company.

Denise specializes in helping clients avoid legal claims and limit exposure when they occur. She regularly advises management and HR on effective strategies for complying with federal, state and local employment laws, as well as resolving the many challenging issues and conflicts that can arise in managing a workforce. Denise enjoys helping clients navigate all types of issues related to hiring, employee relations and misconduct, leaves of absence and disability accommodations, compensation and benefits, internal complaints of unlawful conduct, as well as terminations and mass layoffs. She routinely works with clients to create effective and clear policies, procedures and communications, as well as employment contracts and agreements that further and protect the organization's business interests.Denise is also a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional and enjoys supporting clients in the design, implementation and management of corporate compliance programs to support strong cultures of ethics and compliance, manage risk and enhance company performance. Examples of client support in this area include the development, review and assessment of Codes of Business Conduct, third party due diligence and monitoring programs, independent ethics hotlines, risk assessments, policy administration procedures, complaint investigation and management processes, as well as ethics and compliance training. Denise also provides clients with tailored employee communications and training programs on a wide variety of employment law and compliance topics.   Read Less