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The Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc.Principal
Christopher H. Whelan
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Christopher H. Whelan

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5 reviews

11246 Gold Express Drive, Suite 100, Gold River, CA 95670

Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination, Defamation and 5 more

About Christopher H. Whelan



Practice:

Thirty-five years of practice in California. Thirty-two years specializing in Plaintiff-side employment and defamation trials and litigation. A-V rated for over a decade.


Awards and Recognition: Northern California “Super Lawyer” since 2005; a “Best Lawyer in Sacramento — Labor and Employment Law” since 2006. Top 25 Lawyers of Sacramento 2013; Recognized in 2009 in Daily Journal as one of the Top 10 Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyers in California; Best Lawyers in America since 2006; Authored numerous articles of defamation and employment issues; Frequent lecturer on defamation, employment and trial practice for NELA, CELA, CAOC, CCTLA, ABOTA and California State Bar.

Professional Contributions: The defamation section of Wrongful Employment Termination Practice, CEB; participated in creating the California Judicial Council Employment Form Interrogatories; 2013 Contributing Editor to Chapter 5 (Employment Tort Claims), The Rutter Group’s, California Practice Guide: Employment Litigation.

Trial Work: Twelve jury verdicts/judgments in excess of 1 million dollars including: $1.1M Johnson v. EBI (defamation/wrongful Termination); $1.4M Wilson v. Continental Cable (defamation/wrongful termination); $7.5 Boucher v. Foundation Health (defamation); $2.1M Hernandez v. Thasos (defamation); $2.6M Richards v. CH2MHill (verdict and fees) (disability); $4.3M Wallace and Vannucci v. Anheuser Busch (multi-plaintiff/verdict sexual harassment); $1.35M Bebensee v. Accubanc (verdict and fees) (Sex harassment); $2.6M Mullins v. CalFarm (Lab. Code 970); $19M Roby v. McKesson HBOC (disability), one of the top 100 verdicts in US in 2004 and the largest disability discrimination/medical leave verdict in California history; Johnson v. Sears $8.4 ($5.2M verdict, $3.2M fees). This record included three (3) million dollar plus verdicts in one year.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Labor and Employment 3
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Wrongful Termination
    • Discrimination
  • Litigation 1
    • Civil Litigation
  • Other 3
    • Disability Discrimination
    • Defamation
    • Employment Discrimination

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Free initial consultation
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Principal
    Firm Name
    The Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Krentz v. CIGNA (9th Cir. 1989) 886 F.2d 1177
    Page v. Superior Court (3Net) (1995) 31 Cal.App.4th 1206 (manager's liability for harassment)
    Rains v. Criterion Systems (9th Cir. 1996) 80 F.3d 339
    Richards v. CH2M Hill (2001) 26 Cal.4th 798 (l
    mark continuing violation doctrine decision)
    State Dept. of Health Services v. Sup. Ct. (McGinnis) (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1026 (l
    mark decision adopting avoidable consequences defense to FEHA harassment claims)
    Olaes v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 1501 (important decision concerning non-applicable of anti-SLAPP statute to employment defamation claim)
    Roby v. McKesson HBOC (2009) 47 Cal.4th 686 (l
    mark decision regarding disability harassment, discrimination
    punitive damages)
    Yong v. CBS (2012) 212 Cal. App. 4th 551.
  • Additional Links
    http://www.whelanlawoffices.com

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1978, California
    Memberships

    State Bar of California
    Sacramento County Bar Association (Past Member, Executive Board, Labor and Employment Section)
    California Employment Lawyers Association — CELA (Executive Board Member)
    National Employment Lawyers Association — NELA (Head of NELA’s Sacramento Chapter)
    Capitol City Trial Lawyers — CCTLA (Board Member
    Advocate of the Year, 2000 and 2011)
    Consumer Attorneys of California — CAOC (Nominee, CAOC’s 2012 “Street Figther of the Year”)
    American Board of Trial Advocates — ABOTA (Advocate Level).

    Bar Fellowship

    College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Hastings College of the Law, University of California
    Class of 1977
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of California at Los Angeles
    Class of 1974
    B.A.
    Economics

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    Christopher H. Whelan was admitted in 1978 to the State of California.
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    The Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc. was established in 1984.

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