Law Offices of David A Leporiere

Another free benefit for members, CEA has retained the services of David Leporiere, Attorney at Law. In addition, we have an attorney referral list available to you. Please call 1-800-399-5331 when you need a legal opinion or legal representation.

DAVID LEPORIERE, ESQ.

Mr. Leporiere began his legal career in 1990 as an associate in the law firm of McNamara, Houston, Dodge, McClure & Ney in Walnut Creek, California. During his time at McNamara, et al., Mr. Leporiere practiced in the area of general insurance defense, with a concentration in complex asbestos litigation and construction defect litigation. In 1993, Mr. Leporiere joined the firm of Hubbert, Shanley & Cohen in Sacramento, California. It was at this time that Mr. Leporiere began his specialization in the areas of management labor and employment law.

From 1993 through the present, Mr. Leporiere has concentrated his practice exclusively in the areas of management labor and employment law. Mr. Leporiere’s practice includes not only litigation of employment related claims, but also preventative counseling of individual employers and groups of employers, preparation of personnel policy manuals, and the negotiation of union contracts.

Mr. Leporiere’s lecture topics have included: “Identifying and Combating Harassment in the Workplace”; “California Wage and Hour Issues”; “Hiring, Discipline and Terminations”; What Employers Need to Know About Employment Policy Manuals”; and “Leaves of Absence In California”. Mr. Leporiere was admitted to the California Bar in 1990, and is admitted to practice throughout California, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Mr. Leporiere is a member of the State Bar of California (Litigation and Labor Sections) and the Sacramento County Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section).

Mr. Leporiere received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from California State University, Sacramento, in 1987 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Davis in 1990. Mr. Leporiere is a Past-President of the Active 20-30 Club #1 of Sacramento, and is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Mr. Leporiere’s representative clients include: Folsom Lake Ford, Folsom Lake Toyota, Rancho Jeep Eagle Chrysler, Swifts’ Superstore, Santa Rosa Chrysler, JC Penney, Co., Liberty Mutual Insurance, Golden Eagle Insurance, Fortune 800, USA Properties Fund, Inc., Cardinal CG, Amerigas, JTS Communities, Softfile, American River Packaging, and Youngdahl Consulting Group, Inc.

Serving public and private sector employers, Shaw Valenza LLP provides
employment law advice, training, investigations and representation
before agencies and courts. Their competitive advantage is the quality of
services they provide and the Firm's state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Shaw Valenza is small by design so they may tailor a unique approach to each
client's individual needs at a reasonable price. However, their
communication systems and relationship management tools utilize
large-firm technology to support their commitment to responsiveness and
communication.

With diverse backgrounds and experience that runs both deep and wide,
Shaw Valenza lawyers solve clients' employment law issues efficiently and
creatively.

Shaw Valenza partners have a combined 35 years of experience providing preventive
counseling, training, investigation and litigation services to employers
throughout the country.

Jennifer Shaw
Shaw Valenza LLP
916-326-5150
www.shawvalenza.com

Jennifer’s practice at Shaw Valenza LLP includes providing regular advice and counsel on workplace issues to numerous private and public sector employers. She also develops and presents seminars for management and non-supervisory employees on subjects such as respect and professionalism in the workplace, AB 1825 compliance, diversity, managing protected leaves of absence, and workplace violence prevention. In addition, Jennifer regularly conducts independent internal investigations for employers and litigates employment law cases in state and federal court.

Jennifer is an active member of the California State and Sacramento County Bar Associations, and the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). She is a member of the Legal and Legislative Group of the Sacramento Area Human Resources Association, and co-authors a regular column on workplace law issues for The Daily Recorder, a legal newspaper.

Jennifer is a frequent speaker on employment law topics, and she has been a guest on CNN and local television and radio programs. 

Jennifer graduated from U.C. Santa Cruz in 1988, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors. She received her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1994, where she graduated magna cum laude and was the editor-in-chief of the law review.

Prior to founding Shaw Valenza LLP, Jennifer was a partner at Jackson Lewis LLP.  Previously, Jennifer practiced employment law as an associate at Schacter, Kristoff, Orenstein & Berkowitz (1997-2000) and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (1994-1997).