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Peter Charles Flanderka

Peter Charles Flanderka

Partner
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Phone:
213-553-9200
800-641-5548 (Toll Free)
Fax:
213-553-9215
E-mail:

Mr. Flanderka, a partner of the Bononi Law Group, LLP, handles all types of employment, commercial and general liability litigation, both in the public and private sectors, including cases alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, civil rights violation, breach of contract, wage and hour violation, defamation and related emotional distress. He also defends Labor Code Section 132a discrimination claims and claims alleging serious and wilful violation.

Mr. Flanderka has litigated matters before all California-based state and federal courts, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (Labor Commissioner) the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and the Federal Office of Civil Rights.
 
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Flanderka has assisted numerous employers in drafting their employee handbooks, personnel policies and procedures, employment agreements, and other documents and advises employers on day-to-day employment issues, including investigation of harassment and discrimination complaints, disciplinary action, wage and hour questions, and compliance with state and federal laws such the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Care Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code.
 
Mr. Flanderka has spoken at hundreds of conferences and employer group functions on employment and labor issues and has authored articles on those topics, including "Family and Medical Care Leave Survival Guide: A Desktop Outline of the Law Affecting Employers."

Prior to joining the Bononi Law Group, LLP, Mr. Flanderka was a partner at the Pasadena office of Laughlin Falbo Levy and Moresi, where he started the firm’s Employment Law Department and specialized exclusively in management labor and employment law and general liability defense.
 
Mr. Flanderka is a member of the Labor and Employment Law sections of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

  • 90% Employment Law
  • 5% Civil Rights
  • 5% Civil Litigation

Litigation Percentage

  • 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Employment and Labor Law

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1989

Education

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
    • J.D. - 1989
  • California State University, Northridge, California
    • M.A. (Summa Cum Laude) - 1982
    • Major: Mass Communications
  • California State University, Northridge, California
    • B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1979
    • Major: Journalism

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • California State Bar, 1989 - Present
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1989 - Present
  • American Bar Association, 1989 - Present

Past Employment Positions

  • Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP, Partner, 2000 - 2008

Languages

  • English
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  • Attorneys at the Bononi Law Group, LLP have achieved notable successes in a variety of matters including:
  • Jury verdict and attorneys' fees award for the plaintiff against a public entity in a disability discrimination lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court in excess of $400,000.
  • Seven-figure jury verdict on behalf of the plaintiff in a partnership/employment dispute involving a company that specialized in property and business tax assessments.
  • Settlement of an age and sexual orientation discrimination case against a major government contractor for in excess of $500,000.
  • Settlement of multiple sexual harassment cases for amounts in excess of $400,000.
  • A settlement of over $6 million obtained in mediation on behalf of an entertainment company which had asserted claims concerning the right to broadcast NASCAR races against a major network.
  • $3 million dollar jury verdict for an "up-scale" jewelry store in a bad-faith insurance case tried in Orange County Superior Court.
  • Defense verdict for a Fortune 50 company after a jury trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court in a disability discrimination case.
  • Defense verdict on behalf of lighting company after a jury trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court in an age discrimination case brought by the Company's Vice President and Controller.
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