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SEAN O. PERRUZZI

SEAN O. PERRUZZI is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.

Practice Areas
  • General Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Business Litigation
  • Personal Injury
Education

J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, Newark
B.A., Rutgers College

Bar Admissions 

State Bar of California
State Bar of New York (Inactive)
State Bar of New Jersey (Inactive) Read More

FRANK A. PEREZ

FRANK A. PEREZ is a Law and Motion Associate of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Premises Liability
Education 

J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2015
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2006

Bar Admissions 

State Bar of California Read More

California Courts Struggle Over Characterization of Meal and Rest Period Violations

Does One Year Or Three Year Statute Of Limitation Apply?

At the heart of most wage and hour class action lawsuits is the claim that employers failed to provide employees with statutorily required meal and rest periods.  When violations occur, employees are entitled to receive one hour of pay for each day that the break is not provided.

Over the past months, employers and employees have fought over the characterization of the additional hour of pay that an employee is entitled to receive when a violation occurs.  Read More

GAIL T. GONZAGA

GAIL T. GONZAGA is an Associate of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Landlord/Tenant Law
  • Transportation Law
Education 

J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1996
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993

Bar Admissions 

State Bar of California Read More

FIRM ASSOCIATE ZENA KALIOUNDJI DESIGNATED AS RISING STAR!

Firm Associate Zena Kalioundji has been designated as a “Rising Star” by the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star Edition. Please join us in congratulating Ms. Kalioundji for this well-deserved standing!

Ms. Kalioundji is an Associate in the Firm’s Sherman Oaks office. Her practice focuses on general litigation, including complex civil litigation, subrogation, employment and labor law, business litigation, premises liability, insurance, and contracts. Ms. Kalioundji is experienced in all phases of civil litigation, including trial work. Read More