January 13, 2017

Amy Patton Presents at the Annual CEB Basics Conference

On September 16, 2016, Payne & Fears partner Amy Patton presented at the California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Annual Conference.

Patton spoke on the following topics:

  • Performance Problems and Litigation Avoidance
  • Managing Leaves of Absence

Patton is a partner in the firm’s Employment Law Group. She represents employers in state and federal courts in a broad range of labor and employment law matters, including claims for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, trade secret misappropriation and wage-and-hour violations. Patton handles both single-plaintiff litigation and class actions in state and federal court and has appeared before various administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. Patton served as the 2016 Chair of the Orange County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section.

CEB is a self-supporting program of the University of California that is cosponsored by the State Bar of California.