William Spencer Hamer III

Spencer Hamer represents employers in state and federal court, and before administrative bodies, on labor and employment matters including discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, family medical leave, disability, wage and hour, retaliation, unfair competition, trade secrets, wrongful termination, and privacy rights.

Mr. Hamer believes that employers are best served by lawyers who help them avoid litigation, and therefore devotes a substantial amount of his practice to advisory work. He conducts training on general employment law risk issues and routinely counsels on a variety of matters including leaves of absence, employment agreements, accommodations, employment policies, and procedures, wage hour audits, workplace investigations, and anti-harassment training.

Mr. Hamer has represented a variety of health care industry employers, including hospitals, medical practice groups, urgent care centers, ambulance operators, and emergency medical providers. He has conducted numerous wage hour audits of restaurant industry clients, including analysis of potential unpaid overtime, meal and rest break liability, pay stub violations and related issues.

In the insurance industry, Mr. Hamer has advised employers on numerous matters regarding broker compensation, independent contractor issues, wage hour risks, and unfair competition. Mr. Hamer has counseled automobile dealerships and transportation industry employers on workplace theft, sexual harassment, and wage and hour matters. He has also worked with numerous local colleges and universities to assist them with educational access and discrimination issues, development of codes of conduct, student privacy, and tenure disputes.

Mr. Hamer Chairs the Firm’s Pro Bono Committee, and is a member of the Firm’s Affordable Care Act Advisory Group.

Education

Mr. Hamer earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law, in 1995. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Dorothy W. Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Hamer was conferred his B.A. in English from the University of Michigan, in 1991.