Michael Stanton Ward

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Overview

Practice Areas

100% Employment / Labor
18 years, 300 cases

Contact Information

Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley LLP

1221 Broadway 21st Floor

Oakland, CA 94612

Office: 510-451-3300

Fax: 510-451-1527
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Languages Spoken

English

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Résumé

License

17 years since Michael Stanton Ward was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
California	Active	1995	12/20/2012

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Managing Partner at Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley LLP	1995–present
Judicial extern at California Court of Appeal	1993–1993

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1995
Stanford University		BA - Bachelor of Arts	1990

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top Ten Defense Verdicts in California	Daily Journal Newspaper	2002

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	National Association of College and University Attorneys	2002–present
Member	State Bar of California, Section on Employment and Labor Law	1996–present

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Portfolio

Cases

Large environmental nonprofit

Outcome: Judgement for defendant/client

Technology Company

Outcome: award for defendant/client

Major Hospital Client

Outcome: dismissal

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Paid Family Leave	Law Flash

Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
FMLA, CFRA, PDL, ADA, Workers' Comp.	Managing Employee Leaves of Absence	2010
2010 Employment Law Update	2010 Employment Law Update	2010

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