Robert M. Cassel, Attorney

Robert M. Cassel has specialized exclusively in Labor and Employment Law representing management since 1962. He is a graduate of University of Michigan and Boalt Hall School of Law from which he received his J.D. degree. He has been a partner in major San Francisco law firms and now practices from his own law office in Marin County, adjacent to San Francisco. He is licensed to practice before California State Courts, Federal Courts, and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Cassel's primary practice areas of management representation are: (1) National Labor Relations Board charges relating to: Union Organizational matters, Unfair Labor Practice Charges, Work Stoppages; (2) California Labor Commissioner Charges; (3) Negotiation and administration of Collective Bargaining Agreements; (4) Mediation and arbitration of labor contract grievances and disputes; (5) State and Federal employee benefit disputes, and; (6) Employer advice and guidance on Local, State and Federal labor laws.

Mr. Cassel is a frequent lecturer and writer on labor and employment matters. His writings on labor law cases in the last 40 years exceed 100 publications. His writings on the subject of labor and employment law also include: The Emporium Case: Title VII Rights and the Collective Bargaining Process, Hastings Law Journal, Labor Damages, California Attorney's Damages Guide, California Continuing Education of the Bar (updated June 20, 2007, 2008); Advising California Employers and Employees, CEB, 2008, External Law's Internal Role in Grievance Arbitration, Labor and Employment Law News, State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section.

Mr. Cassel has served in the following professional capacities: Member of the Management Advisory Panel of the National Labor Relations Board Advisory Committee on Agency Procedure; Program Chairman of the American Bar Association Subcommittee on Equal Employment Opportunity; Chairperson of Lawyer's Referral Service Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco; Member of the Executive Committee of Legal Services Section, State Bar of California; Delegate to the State Bar of California Conference; Director and Member of the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco; Special Labor Counsel to the State Bar of California in Labor and Employment matters, and; Member, Editorial Review Board, California Employer Advisor.