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PATRICE L. GOLDMAN VCard

Associate

(415) 434-9800 x5695

Ms. Goldman has won verdicts in cases involving fundamental employment rights including wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and illegal wage and hour practices. She has successfully argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and has written on employment law issues. She has served as a contributing editor on the National Employment Discriminations Law treatise. Ms. Goldman is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. She has been named a Northern California "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics Magazine and San Francisco Magazine for 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Educational History:

J.D., Hastings College of the Law, University of California, 1989
B.A., Yale University, 1986

Litigation Successes:

Baratta v. Oracle Corp.
(2000 S.F. Sup. Court)
Award of $3.2 million for wrongful termination and retaliation including significant stock option damages. Affirmed on appeal.

Walia v. Aetna, Inc.
(1999 S.F. Sup. Court, Action No. 992768)
Jury awarded punitive damages to an employee who was fired for refusing to sign a non-compete agreement.

Boyd v. Crowley-Maritime
(1997 S.F. Sup. Court, Case No. 976877)
Sales representative awarded unpaid overtime upon a verdict that she had been improperly classified as an exempt employee.

Holden v. Canadian Consulate
(9th Cir. 1996) 92 F.3d 918
Decision affirming right of United States citizen to sue Canadian Consulate for discrimination in employment.

Le v. Applied Biosystems
(N.D. Cal. 1995) 886 F.Supp. 717
Decision that ERISA does not preempt employee claim that he experienced disability discrimination when employer terminated him in order to avoid paying benefits for his daughter’s liver transplant.

Articles and Publications:

Contributing Editor, Employment Discrimination Law (Lindemann  and Grossman, eds.) (BNA 3rd  ed. 2002, Cumulative Supplement 2002 and BNA 4th ed. 200_).

“Litigating Overtime Class Actions” (with Steven G. Zieff), Bender’s California Labor and Employment Bulletin, Vol. 2004, No. 6, 2004.

“The Continuing Violation Doctrine—A Continuing Source of Confusion for Employment Lawyers,” 1999 California Employment Law Reporter, No. 1, p. 1, January 1999.