Tharpe & Howell - Litigation and Transaction Lawyers

For more than 35 years, hospitality groups, small businesses, major corporations, public entities, individuals and insurance companies have depended on Tharpe & Howell, LLP, to deliver pragmatic, innovative, cost-effective civil litigation and transactional solutions. Our job is successfully resolving your legal problems, so you can focus your time and resources on your job — managing the day-to-day challenges and opportunities of running and growing your business.

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Smoke Free Housing Now Supported By California Law (February 2012)
Proposition 65-Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (February 2012)
Summary of Contractual Indemnity Laws (December 2011)
The Employment and Labor Law Newsletter (August 2011)
Construction and Real Estate Litigation Newsletter (August 2011)
Osha Newsflash (August 2011)

Classifying Insurance Agents and Salespeople
According to the California Court of Appeal’s recent holding in Arnold v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance <view more>

New Benefit and Special Purpose Corporations
Corporations in California now have a new way of doing business that requires them to take a more un <view more>

Cyber Risk Management Found Lacking
Despite increasing cyber attacks, significant losses from operational downtime, and further governme <view more>

California’s Shine The Light Act
Recent class actions regarding California’s Shine the Light Act illuminate the need for California b <view more>

Successful “Firing” Depends on Successful Hiring
The best defense against a wrongful termination claim is good cause. And a California employer woul <view more>

IP Update: ACTA May Need A Second Act!
The Internet has created a number of challenges for rights holders and the law. The Anti-Counterfei <view more>

Can I Get Your Zip Code Please?
All retailers who do business in California should know that the California courts have set strict r <view more>

LiMa Solutions 2012 Construction Defect Symposium
July 26, 2012, Key West, Florida
Firm Partner Robert Freedman will be participating in the LiMa Solutions 2012 Construction Defect Sy <view more>

18th Annual USC CMAA Green Symposium
April 24, 2012, Los Angeles, California
Firm Associate Daniel Freedman will be moderating a panel discussion on the topic of Smart Energy Op <view more>

Presentation: Workers' Compensation in California
April 14, 2012, California State University at Northridge
Firm Attorneys David Binder and Rajeev Patel will be invited guest speakers on the topic of Workers' <view more>